AARP Help

I'm trying to take the Staying Sharp assessment.  The link that was emailed to me doesn't work.

[Thursday 9/10/26 8:19pm ET]Is there a way to "release" posts & threads that are OKAY per your "guidelines"?With the OLD SITE you guys were able to do this when your SPAM DETECTION SOFTWARE "tagged" something as SPAM in error.Do we send AARP Darryl an AARP Private Message (PMs) like we did with OLD SITE "asking" him nicely to "release" our material?I am heading NOW to send him one as I just posted TWICE (same material) & NEITHER has shown up.Thanks,Nicole 💛🤗

I’ve tried for months to do some of the 1,050 point activities with no luck. I open the page and there’s no link to start or do the activity.  It just says progress 0/10 or something like that but no link anywhere to start doing it. I’ve tried on different devices and no luck. I haven’t done any of these activities already so that isn’t what is preventing it.  What is going on? 

When reading an article sent from AARP I only get part of the article. For instance the article that was sent about 4 medications that can make you tired. I got to the end of number one and then can not go to #2 3 & 4 as they are not shown. This seems to happen with other articles also. How can I see the rest of the articles? 

Might be happening here.  When new boards start,  some use it.. Would be nice if they told us. 😎

[Friday 9/4/26]Apologies if I am "missing" this in ALL the info you guys have posted. With the OLD SITE, I "deleted" the AARP Private Messages (PMs) as soon as I read the ones I received & sent.With NEW SITE, I "figured" out to "supposedly" delete the ones I sent, but a record of them still exists in my mailbox.Lol, does this mean we will NEVER run out of SPACE in our mailboxes?I know with my Email Provider IF I run out of "space", I CANNOT send or receive emails.Same with my Cell Phone Provider for texts.Also, we use to be able to see when our PMs were read? Did we lose this with NEW SITE?Thank you SO MUCH for your help with this!!!I am probably "missing" something here at age 68 this month. Old & hating these "changes" but understand it was time to UPGRADE the AARP Community Board.Take care,Nicole 🤗💛

 I Just want to get an AARP PHYSICAL membership card MAILED (NOT Emailed) to my address. Not interested in E-Cards.  Not interested in the App.  Will never load the AARP App on my phone.  This has proven to be daunting! I live in the physical world and I just want to receive my physical membership card by surface mail to my address.  Not planning to review my membership due to this!S.A. 

I want to take free class with minscape 3 hours are there any restrictions for free course explain what to do 

After searching this community, I see that Budget Car Rental has several complaints. Let me just recount ours. After booking and paying for a week's rental through the AARP emailed travel offer, I received an email confirmation of a hybrid Prius model sedan to be picked up from a nearby airport terminal. Thought all was in order.   My call to the office 3 hours prior to pickup revealed that Budget did not have a Prius anywhere in the area. Their replacement was a Chrysler Pacifica gas model -- not what anyone would call a "comparable car." Furthermore, each subsequent emailed confirmation was markedly higher in price than the original agreement. I cancelled the order and took my own car, which is exactly what I had wanted to avoid. My contention is that this is a classic bait-and-switch tactic, but Budget claims it isn't (?). They offered me three days of coupons, but how is this being held accountable? They blatantly did not honor a written contract. I'm also upset

Many of you already know how finding threads work now. For those that are new, here is the way to find threads that you are interested in finding. Either for a short time or long term efforts. On your community profile (click on your avatar), you will find your posts. The method below is a way to find posts you may just want to read or keep up with.Couldn’t find this elsewhere, sorry if it is duplicated.  When viewing a thread, under the subject post of the thread there is a place to Like, Follow and Share. If you want to find that thread to either post again or just keep up with --- Click Follow.  This will have the post(s) you Follow show in the Activity Button at the top of the screen. As will any private messages you receive. If you no longer want these notices for any topic, just click --- Unfollow.   Hope this helps. Hope I put in everything I wanted. There is no way to Preview (that I can find) my entire post. There is also ​@SereneSeagull ‘s post on text size work around. https

How can someone, opt out from AARP magazines and insurance companies  filling up my PO box? 

What are the definitions of the various levels of commenters on the forums?  What do you have to do to advance your level?

I am writing to bring to your attention a growing consumer protection issue that requires legislative action: the unfair and inconsistent application of credit card surcharges by medical offices. Medical practices are increasingly adding credit card surcharges to patient copays and medical bills without proper disclosure or consistent application. This practice creates an unfair financial burden on patients seeking essential healthcare services.  During a recent visit to a local dermatology office, my husband and I both saw the same doctor on the same day with identical $15 copays. I was charged an additional 45-cent credit card surcharge, while my husband was not. This inconsistent application demonstrates the arbitrary nature of these fees and suggests inadequate oversight. Medical care is not optional - patients shouldn't face surprise fees for necessary healthcare Sick patients cannot negotiate payment terms or easily shop around Many patients discover these charges only after trea

Hello, I signed up for AARP for the first time in October last year after getting a mailing offering a "grab and go cooler" (the mailer referenced my upcoming birthday) but haven't received the cooler yet or any kind of gift. I signed up online instead of sending in the card, was the gift contingent on using the card?  Thanks

still no reply from aarp with the "escalation" of my inquiry as to why I can redeem points as a new member but cannot redeem.  Might be time to quit.

I have received several membership renewal letters stating that my membership has not been paid for 2022-2023 year And is expiring. However it was paid online back in September 2022. I received my new membership card today. So what gives and I don’t want to see the excuse that it’s an automated process. I am requesting of SVP Stephanie Miles that automated billing notices Be in line with reality. This is ridiculous. I don’t care if the letter states “PS please disregard this notice if you recently renewed your membership”. I’m sure I’m not the only member that gets these things which starts off earlier in the year by multiple renewal letter request months before renewal date and the associated membership cards. This is a waste of AARP’s resources and natural resources.

I have been on this board since 2008 and for only a member of AARP for the 1st year or so - It has been nice guys and I hope I have helped some of you, have not irritated others too much and brought some joy and perhaps laughter to others.I find that I do not want to continue with this community any longer - So I wish you all well.  Bye Now I hope I can completely delete me from the board.  

Hi! My name is Becky. I am in Florida and I am new here! How is everyone doing?

When logging into my AARP account, I'm asked to add a phone number to verify identity.  But when I enter it, an error appears "Phone number not eligible."  This is a Reno, NV number that I've had for many years.There is also an option in Account Details to add a number.  Options are "Send me the code by SMS text alert" and "Call me and tell me the code".  Guessing that there may be a problem sending an SMS, I try to select the latter, but the web page ignores the click.  I tried with both Chrome and Firefox.  But upon clicking Next, an error message appears, cleverly designed to have no useful information "Mmmmm... Something wasn't right. Please re-enter your phone number."  But there is no field where the number can be entered, and upon clicking Next, the same error reappears.However, I am certain that AARP can send SMS to this number, because I signed up with the same number for text alerts; today at 10:15 PDT I received an SMS from 692277 stating "

Please STOP posting all these OLD topics - let’s just begin anew - many of them are no longer applicable and some are just plain stupid to pull from 4-years or more back.OR at least keep them off the new post index - especially the ones under certain subjects I want to know how much participation is on this board outside of GAMES, SONGS, and REWARDS - by title I can pretty much spot those.  Other than participating in some of these never ending type threads, we don’t need the 4-years old post on Medicare or Social Security or other types subjects.  Either they have been useful at some time long ago or they haven’t - just let people post new stuff and forget the past ones. These old, old, old post just seem just to be clogging up the new system - How do you know when there has been a reply to something that you posted recently? 

I have serious concerns about using American Home Shield. We had a problem with our HVAC system that, after a month, has not been fixed. In that time, (1) I was told that the unit is working normally in spite of the fact that it is frozen over and does not work at all, (2) One of the their vendors tried to shake me down on buying a replacement unit -  to replace the one that they reported to AHS as working, (3) AHS then sent me a quote on a new system that they make money and at the same time, they were telling me that my current system works. My view is that they have institutionalized wearing down their customers and trying to squeeze more money out of them rather then performing the service they are supposed to provide. My experience with them is that their vendors are not very good and simply do not care. I have had electricians from AHS that have misdiagnosed a broken light switch as a home wiring issue that would need $1000s to repair. I had a plumber 2 month ago profess to not k

I have tried multiple ways of accessing these 3 videos (via the Extra Credit section,  the Earn Points section, logging out and then back in, etc) but I keep getting a Bad Request message for all 3. I’m SO tired of setting my alarm for 11P (I’m on CT) the last day of the month just so I can do the Extra Credit quizes & videos so I can purchase or redeem the gift cards that I want/need, and then discovering that some part of the Extra Credit section is not working.  

I’m comparing a few options, including Besrey baby carriers, and want to make sure I choose something suitable for everyday use. What features should I pay attention to, such as comfort, support, adjustability, safety, and ease of putting the carrier on and taking it off?

I have tried, but cannot get this to be answered.  Terri, please explain what these “Leaderboard Points“ for Posts are for?  Do they get added to our Reward points, that we use for Gift cards?  Are they supposed to make us feel like we are competing against each other?   What are they and Why? please for the love of God, let me ask this and get a public answer so we all can know.  please and thank you.

Don’t see a Display setting for how to format thread display to always show recent posts within a given thread.  I see you can change a given thread, while in it, but we had a way to change our own displays to always show recent, show a certain number of posts, etc… where can I go to change MY display to always show recent posts first in ALL threads?