AARPReviews of aarp.org

Not a fan of the magazine, discounts or services offered. I am curious how old the magazine staff; writers and so forth are? I struggle to find any helpful or thought provoking articles. I am at a point where the magazine goes from mailbox to trash. Just stop with the magazine and save the trees please.

I would give zero stars if that was available. I kept receiving mailers to join after my husband passed away. After 3 years I decided to join and signed up for weekly newsletters etc.. I received my first weekly newsletter this past week and clicked on an article that said 50 Hacks there were a few things that I was interested in, one being Dr Clean. Dr Clean videos show a substance to spray and wipe that removes tough grime and baked on grease for ovens & pots & pans. The video of it working was amazing, I was ready to order and decided to check on reviews, it was no better than water for cleaning. I had actually purchased another product that touted the same effectiveness that I received and tried and it was basically water just as DR Clean is. When you call to complain they offer to refund you half of what you paid. Shame on AARP for advertising a known bad product. At the same time I checked out the Simple Safe personal alarms, which had good reviews and I felt was a good value for the price. During the checkout process they offered a $10. cash back award so I clicked on it and continued with my purchase. At checkout I did not see a $10. credit however there was a $3.00 charge added to the order which I assumed was a packing fee?? After I placed my order I received an e-mail telling me I was enrolled in something called Reverie for a subscription, the $3.00 was for the first week and then I was supposed to click on the $10. credit which would acknowledge that I was signing up for the subscription. SHAME ON AARP for not vetting the ads they allow on their site. This is totally unacceptable!! They are facilitating scammers to target older people. I am cancelling my membership and requesting my money back.

This story will let you know exactly how much AARP cares about the elderly. A man came to the assisted living facility 2/7/24 where my 90 year old mother lives and handed her a summons while she was in the dining room with the other residents. She is to appear in court in March regarding a 2011 credit card debt in the amount of $1,600 (the details of the initial charge, plus twelve years of added penalties and interest is unknown ). She said she's never had a credit card with AARP, and because I am her Power of Atty., I know for certain she has never received a statement in all these years nor a letter from a debt collection agency. The summons has no birth date listed nor the last four digits of a social security #, which is more than unusual.

To get insurance quote, had to become member and sign up for United in order to get quote 500 a month is too much so my agent canceled. They billed me anyway. I called and canceled next month anyway. Unethical to make me sign up in order to get a quote and then attempted fraud to get money from me when I turned you down. Warning, pure evil!

When I joined AARP it was for the so called big discounts. I got consumer cellular for $20 The AARP membership price. It didn't take long to shoot up to $29. Also, I got car insurance with the Hartford insurance company because I was suppose to get a big discount because I'm an AARP member. The first year I paid over $1,400 The second year they raise me up to over $1,800 with me costing them nothing. I shopped around and am now paying less than $800 a year for the same coverage. So much for the big AARP discounts. I won't be renewing my AARP membership, what for??

They seem to focus on selling ads, give money-saving advice to save pennies, and talk about fraud, but they never reply to info about fraud/scams. I tried and checked out their ads in the past, and they were all deceiving.

I’ve never used this company and I’m not in the USA but clearly they have bought my details and spam me about 17 emails daily, I’ve unsubscribed multiple times and blocked them but I still receive this rubbish. I’m tempted to call them and go through a full process of buying something and then hang up to waste their time. STOP SENDING EMAILS UNSOLICITED!

AARP Walgreens RX plan is a mess. Customer service is offshore and virtually impossible to understand. Coverage more than doubled 2023 > 2024.