AARPReviews of aarp.org

I contacted AARP to apply for life insurance. They declined my application saying I was too old. I thought that was what they were about.

Dear AARP, you should verify that your recommended partners, ie The Hartford, actually attempt to deliver on Senior Discounts as advertised in your mailers. I requested an auto insurance quote and it was more than double my current big name insurance rate.

I purchased two discounted gift cards from the AARP website after making several unsuccessful attempts. The gift cards were to be emailed to me within hours of purchasing. The website indicated that each gift card would be sent separately. I received one of the gift cards but not the second one. I phoned customer who told me it could take five to 10 business days to resolve. It has been nearly a week and I still have not received the gift card. I have requested a refund but have been told I would need to wait the five to ten business days for resolution. I would not recommend purchasing gift cards from this company.

In the Dec/24 - Jan/25 issue is an article in the UpFront/Tech section. Scan the Barcode it says. Well, the article written by Lexi Pandell, is full of misinformation. She lists 3 apps "that will help" with information using the barcodes of packaged food items. I installed the MyNetDiary app to try it out. This is a diet site with fees, not free. I did not try the other 2 sites she recommended. The article should have stated fees may be involved. I have since deleted the app.

Tried for years, at least a decade, to cancel AARP membership aarp.org from their worthless site & magazine. They have their website set up to where they discuss click here to cancel but it doesn’t offer a way you can cancel. When you go to their community board & you type how to cancel, you can see various posts about how do I cancel and the response is always the same. Someone posts a reply with “ I’ve sent you a private message to cancel your membership”. You only see this same response, no instructions about how to direct them or anyone else to the place where you cancel. That’s because there is no place to cancel. Most people give up as I have in the past & they are stuck with this useless membership for another year. They don’t offer any discounts that one can’t get on their own. And the worse part is that they’re doing this to the very people they claim to help, Seniors! This is total fraud, with all the many companies that have gotten in trouble for this very thing, this is not an oversight. This is intentional to keep their membership numbers & subscription dollars. This is what I just posted on their site in the community pages… “Why do you make it so difficult to cancel this membership? I know my way around a website. You intentionally don’t have a place where one can just cancel their membership with just one click. People resort to leaving a message here then someone responds with a message that they’ll be sent a private message. They don’t respond in a way that other’s looking for the same information can cancel their membership as well. This is done intentionally to keep them enrolled & keep their money. Most people just give up. Well not me! I’m sick of seeing this charge every year for something I don’t want or use. I’m going to report AARP to the FTC’s website for this exact type of fraud! You can do the same at: ReportFraud.ftc.gov. Also reporting you to my state attorney’s office, and trustpilot.com. Shameful that you take advantage of the very people you claim to help! I’m not the only senior with this problem. They should not be allowed to use the .org domain extension, this is a for profit organization!

Accuses members of fraudulent activity on website, I have been using my account the same way for the last decade, now all of a sudden I have fraudulent activity. Will not refund retroactively for their claim of member only services, which you do not get because they lock your account. Has turned into a total liberal rag. Goodbye.

This organization is a ripoff. they advertise themselves as being advocates for people 50 years of age or older, but they're not. They dangle that carrot in front of your nose all the time, trying to make you think that their choices are better than the average, but they are not. perfect example for me is the Hartford insurance scam they always promote. they brag about low rates for seniors... not true. I'm 70 years old and trying to live on social security, signed up for that Hartford scam for my homeowner's insurance AND my car insurance. after 6 months of having it, my car insurance went up $100. I don't even drive that much and have SPOTLESS driving record. no tickets or accidents for probably two decades. my current car is a 2017 and I have 45,000 miles on it. That's how little I drive. And in addition to that, after one year of having the homeowner's insurance with them, my premium went up $400 for absolutely no reason. I've made no claims. So, my advice to anyone reading this is don't waste your time or money on AARP. you will be paying a membership fee for things you don't care about, or don't use, and if you do sign up for something they offer, it doesn't live up to what it is advertised to be .... I will now be spending the next month or two trying to replace my homeowner's insurance and car insurance with someone who offers reasonable rates.

The AARP is liberal and woke. They also support DEI. I canceled my membership. It's a liberal scam to support liberal causes.