I got my invite to join the AARP..

[sendero]

.... in the mail yesterday. What should I do with it? :)

[tjdee]

1. I got mine too, when I was about 24.

:shrug:

[demnan]

2. I got one about the same age

let me guess, you gave some money to public tv or radio?

[sendero]

3. I'm not talking..

... about my age :)

[madinmaryland]

7. My brother got one when he was 4!!

He's now 30. Still hasn't joined yet.

:shrug:

[China_cat]

4. Trash it

AARP lobbied its members to support the supposed prescription subsidy law that has ended up costing people their lives because their medicine is now so far out of range cost-wise that it's no longer a choice between food and meds. Even if you gave up the food, you still can't afford the meds.

AARP gets no more of my money.

[skylarmae]

6. I'm with you. When they backed that bill, I could hardly believe

my ears. They sold out every elderly person who really needed their co-operative and collective support.

[Lost4words]

9. Anti American Repuke Prostitutes AARP

I 'll never join those pig bastards. We should start a UNION of Maturing Americans UMA as a legitimate version of this sham org.

Have you seen their headquarters in Washington DC? Super plush brand new building, high dollar all the way. Your membership dues go to overstuffed leather chairs and executive bonuses. Oh yes and higher drug and health care prices will be the result of their efforts on your behalf.

[Paradise]

5. Shred it! n/t

[sendero]

8. Oh come one guys (and gals)...

... I was hoping for something creative like "attach the envelope to a rusty car and mail it back to them" :)

[China_cat]

11. OK

print out the next 10 porn spams you get and put in their pre-paid mailer and send it back to them.

[Lost4words]

10. Send it back in, use their bandwidth, but never actually join.

apply apply apply join join join fill out the form with the name

GW Bush
1600 Pennsylvainia Avenue
Washington DC

[recovering democrat]

12. Choices

I cancelled my membership when they screwed the seniors in this country with their support of Bush's ridiculous prescription drug bill.

Prior to that, they were marginally helpful with other senior issues. We qualified for life insurance that we could not otherwise qualify for due to health concerns and maintain those policies. We benefitted from using their legal resources for quality wills and POA documents at a significantly discounted price. Their auto and homeowner insurance offerings quoted higher prices than our existing coverages. BUT, all the good they have ever done was outdone by the evil of supporting this bad legislation.

If you are a senior citizen qualifying for AARP benefits, AND you really need the insurance and legal benefits for your own protection, and can't get that help anywhere else, you may want to consider joining long enough to take advantage of those benefits. If you can avoid it, don't do it, because they are no longer working in the best interests of America's senior citizens on relevant senior issues.