Full on assault at the mailbox.
Posted by RickRI401@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 96 comments
After a long day at the firehouse, I finally got home. I opened the mailbox and was appalled at what was in there. I cannot believe the audacity of some people, unsolicited mail.... the dreaded AARP mail, WITH A MEMBERSHIP CARD! I threw it on the counter and refuse to open it.
THE NERVE!!
Likely_A_Martian@reddit
I'm approaching 60 and started getting mortuary flyers. I'm like fuck you. I'm not gonna die till I'm 100.
doubleohzerooo0@reddit
Haha! Joke's on you, fuckers! (the mortuary vultures)
I'm a vet. The VA will cover my funeral expenses IF/WHEN I die.
Likely_A_Martian@reddit
My union has me covered, too. Even after I retire.
ONROSREPUS@reddit
Those are the ones I REALLY hate. I have gotten a couple of those but still no AARP. My younger wife gets those. I feel like there is a sign there some place but I am not understanding it yet.
anOnionFinelyMinced@reddit
Don't knock it, friend. My home insurance was set to double this year. AARP discount got me similar coverage with only a small increase. Saved my keester.
MooseBlazer@reddit
Hey there!……Your current insurance agent accepted an AARP discount.? Or are you actually getting your insurance from AARP? 🤔
anOnionFinelyMinced@reddit
AARP has an offer thru The Hartford. I've never used an agent. The last agent I called couldn't get me anything better than what I already had.
MooseBlazer@reddit
Oh, I use insurance brokers to find the lowest price among many different insurance company so that’s probably still much cheaper, thanks anyway
Apprehensive_Toe1735@reddit
I rip mine up in itty bitty pieces.. the nerve!!
atowntommy@reddit
But the AARP is dedicated to preserving the status quo!
modernistamphibian@reddit
You've just come up with your arthritic bar cover band name. Assault at the Mailbox. What songs will you be performing at the Depends a Go Go next Tuesday? (Hottest night of the week.)
Commercial-Novel-786@reddit
Smells Like Vicks Vaporub
Enter Bedpan
GreyTrader@reddit
😳😥🤔🤷♂️
icedragon71@reddit
Paradise City Retirement Home
Livin' on a diet.
Enter Sandman (at 9pm)
Abject-Kitchen3198@reddit
Run to the hills.
MarvinHeemeyersTank@reddit
Tour sponsored by Ben Gay and Copperfit.
5_head@reddit
Just so long as it's over by 4. Don't wanna miss those early bird dinner specials.
RegretAccumulator72@reddit
8pm. Live a little.
ThisisRickMan@reddit
And don't forget your AARP duscount!
Prestigious_Stay7162@reddit
New York's hottest club is Geriatricks. Located in an abandoned Blockbuster, this club has everything.-- IcyHot hand jobs, Liza Minnelli impersonators, and the gerbil that used to live in Richard Gere's butt.
Cool-Group-9471@reddit
ROFL
kOobleck@reddit
My husband joined and couldn’t believe I absolutely refused. “But, but there’s discounts” he said. I replied that I’ll never be old enough to join.
bughunter_@reddit
You and me both.
If they rename it to "American Association of Cool Grandparents" or something, I might consider it.
theShpydar@reddit
Haha! It was just my 50th bday this week, and not only did they send it to me a few weeks early, but they sent a second one that arrived on the day! 😆
bughunter_@reddit
Same, they managed to time it to arrive ON my 50th birthday. (That was 10 years ago.)
Someone needs to explain to them that that is NOT effective marketing.
Short_Advance_7843@reddit
This is clearly a terrorist organization!
Tasunka_Witko@reddit
I thought you were gonna say someone put a turd in your mailbox.
ONROSREPUS@reddit
Isn't that suppose to be in a flaming bag on the front step?
Tasunka_Witko@reddit
Like the principal in Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Cheekyngeekygirl@reddit
You qualify for an AARP membership at 19. They make great 21st birthday 🎁.
debinprogress@reddit
We get a lot for retirement communities in the area. Lol. My husband just turned 48, and I’ll be 50 this year. They’re mostly in his name so I tease him about it.
Ok-Rock2345@reddit
AARP has been chasing me for years, but I keep evading them.
ONROSREPUS@reddit
Still young enough for the chuck n jive!
Weird-Girl-675@reddit
I got one, but it was addressed to Andres not Andrea so it wasn’t for me.
And that’s the story I’m sticking to.
ONROSREPUS@reddit
return to sender!
PimpofScrimp@reddit
Cmon Andrea
Weird-Girl-675@reddit
Nope. No Andres here.
Educational_Seat3201@reddit
They offer some pretty good discounts!
Aircooled2088@reddit
I pull the “Don’t question my authority, I’m a AARP member.” at work…..lol
Efficient_Face_5624@reddit
Wait till you start getting senior citizen discounts at stores. "Take that off please, I'M NOT 65."
MooseBlazer@reddit
Goodwill thrift stores has senior discounts after 55 . actually asked for it and had to show my ID. I no longer give a fuck.
fildoforfreedom@reddit
I got a cremation service card in the mail this week. I dont even turn 50 until later this year!
Commercial-Novel-786@reddit
Any minute now I'll get my first "burn and urn" advert. They can kiss my ash.
MooseBlazer@reddit
Well, they think you’re a hot piece of ash.
AnonomissX@reddit
Yup! Wait until you get your first mail from The Neptune Society!
fildoforfreedom@reddit
Lol
2_Bagel_Dog@reddit
Get ready - once they start sending you mail it just keeps going and going and going...
No_Comedian2991@reddit
Write on the front of the envelope, “Refused. Return to sender.”
tracerhaha@reddit
I’m named after my dad and was receiving mailers from AARP when I was a teenager. Now I’m getting mailers for retirement communities.
scotty813@reddit
I joined to get the cheaper auto insurance, but the application required completing a paper form and mail it in. That was a few years ago, but very Boomer.
janyva@reddit
Hopefully the senior retirement communities haven't discovered you yet. The mailers depict you're missing out.
TSisold@reddit
Go ahead and open it, you get movie discounts.
mark2203-@reddit
I’ve been getting AARP stuff in the mail since I was 35. I think 1yr away from being able to order a senior slam at Denny’s and looking for that AARP letter in the mailbox.
DoomsdayMachineInc@reddit
Meh. What, it’s lying?
phironuthi@reddit
red08171@reddit
My wife started getting them at 35. I, 2 years older, going on 50, still haven't gotten any.
I still joke with her when she gets another one.
ThatTravel5692@reddit
Just wait until you get offers for both AARP and Cremation Services on the same day
Wild_Bag465@reddit
The cremation place offered a free lunch …
No-Clue4432@reddit
Bruh, hate to tell you,you're old
Auntie_Venom@reddit
Not AARP… I was at Savers the other day looking for yellow depression glass. I didn’t find anything worth bringing home, but I did get a few other treasures.
The girl popped over to the SCO and gave me the 30% senior discount… I’m 48 and look 35 still! (Really!) I was thankful and devastated at the same time!
I keep telling myself it’s because it was Senior Tuesday, and pretty much everyone in there was older and asking for them to key in the discount and she was on a roll giving it to everyone that was an adult.
hells_cowbells@reddit
I don't give a damn how old somebody thinks I am if they give me a 30% discount.
Top-Alfalfa-4278@reddit
Preach it! Amen and hallelujah 🙌 hahaha
Auntie_Venom@reddit
Oh I was thankful! I spent way more than I had planned… It made a nice dent in the total!
hells_cowbells@reddit
Excellent! A lowly 10% discount might have offended me, but 30%? I can swallow my pride for that. :)
Affectionate-Map2583@reddit
Well, get used to it. They will try to wear you down by sending you stuff at least once a month from now on, presumably until your death or sometime thereafter.
fohktor@reddit
Are you sure it's not your Punky Brewster Fan Club membership card in the wrong envelope?
69hornedscorpio@reddit
My kids have memberships, they say the discount are awesome. I still don’t have a membership.
Particular-Agent4407@reddit
Wait until you get close to 65 and see the deluge of mail the medicare supplement companies start. Wait, why am I in this sub?
Junior_Historian_123@reddit
I get them already because of my medical issues. Like dudes, I’m working still!
Lazy-Rush1111@reddit
AARP reached out to me a week before my 50th. Within a week of turning 50 I got a small package from HMO….time to do fecal tests. Fun stuff.
jIdiosyncratic@reddit
I got my first AARP notice when I turned 30. I put it up in my cube to show everyone. We all got a good laugh. They were confused about my name because it is too close to my Dad's who was over 50. Now that I'm legit on it there doesn't seem like there are that many benefits.
Ok_Split_6463@reddit
I'm 4 yrs older than my girl. Just turned 48. She has been getting stuff from aarp for 7-8 yrs. I have not received anything, yet.
Pinchaser71@reddit
They sent it to me when I turned 40! Wife thought it was the funniest thing ever! I’m 54 now and I don’t get anything from them🤣
Nick_Fotiu_Is_God@reddit
They probably accept people at 25 now.
michihunt1@reddit
I threw that shit in the garbage as soon as it arrived. Idk who tf they thought they were talking to
jennifer_m13@reddit
That was meant for your parents, they just got the name and address wrong 🤭
MissySedai@reddit
Sign up and enjoy the discounts. The money I saved with my AARP discounts over the past 2 years is paying for a family trip to Parc Omega in December.
CapableAd9294@reddit
My dudes, my husband signed us right up the minute we were eligible. WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT IS HAPPENING! Sigh.
Theomniponteone@reddit
I got one yesterday too!
bigfoot17@reddit
Lol, I joined AARP in my 20s just for the discounts
Stay-Thirsty@reddit
Time is undefeated and AARP has hitched their wagon to time.
RickRI401@reddit (OP)
I refuse to go gently into that good night.
cowboygwe@reddit
Roar roar his fearful semetry.
Liquor_N_Whorez@reddit
Look for the 40% off Playboy yearly subscription discount mailer inbetween the AARP monthly materials.
kckitty71@reddit
Make sure they give you your first year discount. I think mine was $9.
RogerMurdockCo-Pilot@reddit
We are with you during this stressful time
peatmoss71@reddit
I got my first mailing when I turned 21. It’s not that serious. They do have some decent discounts though they will fill your email and mailbox with useless things.
queenofcaffeine76@reddit
Yeah, don't take it personally OP. They've been sending my husband shit since he was like 35.
stiffneck84@reddit
I used to golf with a dude who worked at AARP headquarters. He said anyone over 35 is eligible to join.
m149@reddit
hahah.....mine went right in the recycle bin outside.
planenut767@reddit
Why is it sitting on your table instead of in your garbage can🤔
ArcanumAntares@reddit
Got a bunch of stuff from a health insurance provider about tests all of the olds get, and instead of my middle name, the word 'NULL' appeared.
I didn't know whether to be insulted or relieved.
RickRI401@reddit (OP)
It would be cool if Jethro was your first name.
ArcanumAntares@reddit
lol
Fire_Horse_T@reddit
Back when I cwas 40 I had a baby.
Those fuckers kept calling me and waking up the baby and would not stop calling.
Northman_76@reddit
Bastards!!!!!!