AARP Online Community and Discussion Forums - Wearing Me Out

vd9066 · ‎05-18-2024

Year after year AARP starts pestering me about renewing my account long before its renewal date. I finally give in and renew it well in advance of the renewal date. However, that doesn't seem to mean much. Here it is, long after I renewed and I receive the magazine with a "Final Issue" notice unless I renew before membership expires. From now on I'll wait until the last possible day before renewing because it doesn't seem to make a difference.

BryanT258995 · ‎01-26-2025

Plus considering after all the hurricanes and world events and our insurance for your vehicle especially if you have a newer one. Regardless if you have 0 points on your driver's license. You are literally being charged like you drive a Rolls-Royce. Recklessly.

I do not, nor do I have any tickets 30 plus years, yet AARP the Hartford was the only company that would work with me sort of for a monthly cost for car insurance that was feasible. Granite you have to pay for AARP. Which gives you that discounted fee. But if you incorporated into your monthly without AARP. I guess I'm saving 10% off market value car insurances. But as Hartford has blatantly explained if AARP membership is expired your car insurance will go up $75 more each month. Which is unfeasible if you already pay a car payment.

My previous car insurance. That I've had for decades. From paying barely a hundred bucks full coverage. To nearly $300 a month. That is absolutely ludicrous. Unfortunately I was hit with a nasty APR finance for the vehicle. Otherwise I would have to get a second job oh wait I don't work. To afford nearly $1,300 a month car payment and car insurance. That's what people normally pay for a one-bedroom one-bath studio apartment.

AARPConsumerCare · ‎01-27-2025

@BryanT258995 Thank you for your membership! I've sent you a private message, so we can look into those renewal notices. Take care! Jodee R.

BryanT258995 · ‎01-26-2025

I'm in the same boat, my membership doesn't expire until April 2028

Yet I'm getting AARP mail it's about to expire. Renew now save 25%.

Well if the membership was an outrageous amount of money I could understand saving the whole 25%.

I cannot predict the future, so why would I want to pay for something well in advance not knowing if I will still be alive. Too many uncertainties. Especially with today's drivers, growing up with tailgaters while driving. Exchange a couple words maybe a middle finger you're on your way. Now people try to run you off the road or blatantly run into you and drive away. No thank you AARP I will wait until 2028 to do my renewal.

GAKKIEZ · ‎01-26-2025

I'm a Life Member of AARP (my expiration is DEC2800), I still get renewal notices and there's always the AARP ads in advertising mailers. I just trash the notices. You can double check your AARP membership info (when you log in) on the AARP website. ALWAYS double check renewal notices with your valid AARP Membership info (again double check that AARP Member number on the AARP website). It almost seems like they count on people that don't pay attention to details and will renew with the info on the mailers.

AARPConsumerCare · ‎05-20-2024

Hi vd9066, AARP sends renewal notices to accounts that expire within 6 months and up to 3 months after expiration. Our hope is that our members are able to renew before experiencing any interruption in their membership, including receipt of AARP The Magazine or their AARP Bulletin. Plus, some members have their life insurance, car insurance and more linked to their AARP membership, and it could be detrimental for it to lapse. If you would like to edit your mailing preferences to limit the amount of renewals you receive please send me your complete mailing address in a private message. You can send that message here https://m.me/aarp. - Zainab M

Therapist4u · ‎05-19-2024

Hi @vd9066

As Nicole @Spring2025 said, Great topic, and it’s one that has been posted over and over on this site for YEARS.

AFA: renewal ISSUES...just take a look at a screenshot of how my page view is littered with renewal crap....on the side of your topic about renewal, & up on top...a ‘permanent’ reminder...