topic Re: I am seriously pissed off.. in General Help

I am seriously pissed off..

JDrysdaleJr — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 19:44:30 GMT

Absolutely nothing about this program has been, IMHO, satisfactory.

I am receiving a ton of "promotional" offers, WEEKS after having contacted the phone center to stop them. Life insurance, auto insurance, you know what? I don't give a rodent's rectum. Take me off the list! Like I asked for you to do, WEEKS ago.

Dental plans? F you. Stop sending me this crap. Life Insurance, auto insurance. I AM GOOD WITH WHAT I ALREADY HAVE!!! I politely asked you to stop sending me this crap. I AM STILL RECEIVING IT!!!

WTF??? Why can't this actually be ENDED???

And the "rewards program".. a huge collection of absolutely nothing that even remotely interests me. Nice to get a discount by showing your AARP card to two restaurants in my area. Everything else has nothing to do with me.

I'm seriously tempted to just cancel it all and be done with it.

AARP, change my mind.

CLARIFICATION: My issue is _not_ emails. I can either filter those, or block them at the server level. My big gripe is with the JUNK mail delivered via US Postal Service. Just a few days ago, I found in my mailbox _two_ identical folded post cards promoting some dental insurance plan, and my third (for this month) letter regarding an auto insurance program. I'm not interested, and changing the settings under Communications does no good. I called the auto insurance company to complain, and they connected me to an AARP rep.

Re: I am seriously pissed off..

robin24 — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 18:41:37 GMT

Same, I keep getting these emails too. I even click on the "unsubscribe from this type of email, " but a few days later, they're coming again, the same type. I even go in where you can select the emails you want to receive, but they just keep coming. AARP has really gone downhill over the last year or so.

Re: I am seriously pissed off..

GAKKIEZ — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 01:37:51 GMT

Have you tried making changes to your AARP account from the pull-down menu on the AARP website? There is an item marked COMMUNICATION PREFERENCES

I got frustrated with so many insurance mailings a few years ago that I actually called many of them and had them add me to a NO CONTACT list since I have other options available to me through my retirement plan through my employer/union.

It's also good to know that because of mailing lists it can take up to 6 months to fully be removed. You can also make them mad by using any pre-paid envelopes included in the mailing and mail it back to them. They they are responsible for the postage. (Have fun with it, make them as mad as you are!)

Re: I am seriously pissed off..

JDrysdaleJr — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 05:37:13 GMT

I did try to make those changes. No love.

Tho I do like the idea of sending their crap back to them, I did try that, and I'm still getting more.

I'll give it another few weeks.. if it keeps up, I'm canceling my account.

Re: I am seriously pissed off..

JDrysdaleJr — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 05:38:26 GMT

Well, I'm a relatively new member, so can't comment on the last year. But what I'm experiencing, so far.. might not be a member for much longer. Thank you for your reply.

Re: I am seriously pissed off..

po2078 — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 14:03:16 GMT

AARP needs to supply a way to delete your ads et al in messages. PLEASE.

Also, your jobs tool doesn't work very well at all.

Re: I am seriously pissed off..

AARPConsumerCare — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:57:22 GMT

@JDrysdaleJr I'm so sorry for the frustration that you're experiencing. I hope that we can change this for you. I understand that you have contacted us by phone to request that you stop receiving insurance offers and promotional mailings from our service providers, but you're still receiving them weeks after making that request. Because our providers prepare their mailings ahead of time on a three-month schedule, it may take up to 12 weeks to completely stop receiving those mailings to your address. Also, the AARP Rewards catalog is dynamic and subject to change. We encourage you to check back periodically as new inventory is added for a variety of brands. I hope you stick with us and keep your AARP membership! Please send me a private message with your full name and mailing address, and I'll be happy to confirm that the mailings from our service providers have been stopped. You may need to enable private messages in order to send us one, check out the steps to do that here: https://aarp.info/47hWcl7 - Janelle M.

Re: I am seriously pissed off..

AARPConsumerCare — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 19:31:51 GMT

@robin24 I totally understand, but thanks for reaching out! To unsubscribe from all AARP newsletters and marketing emails, go to our Unsubscribe Website and enter your email address: https://secure.aarp.org/applications/user/unsubscribeGlobal?=&Emailsrc=unk&EmailChnl=CTR =&cmp=SNO-LITHIUM---&socialid=15312839745; Let me know if there's anything else I can help you with! Jodee R.

Re: I am seriously pissed off..

JDrysdaleJr — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 19:47:27 GMT

This is becoming more and more typical with organizations, not just AARP. The lunatics are running the asylum, and they decide what you want and do not want. It's commonplace, now.

Re: I am seriously pissed off..

AARPConsumerCare — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 14:24:03 GMT

@po2078 I'm sorry to hear that you're having trouble. Please send us a private message with more information so we can get to the bottom of it. You may need to enable your private messages first, you can learn more here: https://aarp.info/47hWcl7 - Janelle M.

Re: I am seriously pissed off..

JDrysdaleJr — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 14:33:00 GMT

Well, the magazine and the AARP bulletin were stopped for a while.

But I just received the magazine, a few days ago.

Do I have to reset my preferences every year, or something? Why has this started back up?

Re: I am seriously pissed off..

AARPConsumerCare — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 18:18:04 GMT

JackD418601 Your publication preferences should stay in place over time. So, let's look into this! Please send us a private message and include your name and mailing address as it appears on your AARP Membership account. If you haven't yet enabled private messaging, you can find the instructions here - https://aarp.info/47hWcl7 - Christy C.

Re: I am seriously pissed off..

JDrysdaleJr — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 02:36:06 GMT

Hi, Christy. I would follow those directions, but there is no "Private Messenger" tab under Preferences.

Re: I am seriously pissed off..

AARPConsumerCare — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 12:11:27 GMT

JackD418601 So sorry about that. You can click this link - https://aarp.info/3epCObA - for other ways to get in touch, like phone, chat, or text message. -Christy C.

Re: I am seriously pissed off..

JDrysdaleJr — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 20:45:41 GMT

So, I tried via support chat. A nice lady named Amanda took up the chat.

She could not see my original request to have the magazine stopped, and I have to go through another 4-6 weeks before the delivery stops, again.

This is not an ultimatum, just a heads-up. After they stop being delivered, if they start appearing in my PO Box after that stoppage, I'm canceling my membership.

Re: I am seriously pissed off..

JDrysdaleJr — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 01:31:36 GMT

Here it is, mid August. I'm still getting the AARP magazine. What's it going to take to get these to stop, and to never be put back on the subscription list?

You (and every other org that does it) need to STOP printing months in advance. Lining up 5+ issues with the names and addresses printed on them. If you insist on doing that, you should at least have some kind of contingency in place where those can be located and removed from the stack within two weeks.