So are you guys all doing double red cell blood donations, or just whole blood?
I probably should do a double the next time I go. They keep telling me I'm a perfect candidate for it, blood type O with very high iron levels.
You can sell it too. Usually there are a couple of centers around.
lol, my experience with them is they ARE sales-oriented, used to get spam emails AND spam phone calls till I got so ugly they stopped. Your "O" is the universal donor, you are very user friendly for the blood supply. "A" is the universal acceptor, good for its owner, less than your O for the big picture. Then there is the AB's, and all the + or - versions, I lost track. Respect and gratitude for what they do for anyone and everyone, but they can get a little like an ADC Indian once they have your contact info. If any of us tests for "blood on steroids," the stuff we wanna guard against, we are very attractive. Whatever, I wanna reduce MY risks, I am long overdue to do a little good for others, I'll deal with the spam.
I figured you weren't trying to cash in on your blood. Just an idea in case the blood mobile is not running that day and you got that about to pop red face I need to drop some rbc's soon thing happening...
Yes, same here. I get an email from them at least once a week. You're right though, it gets annoying, but I don't mind donating at least 4 times a year.
Good for others as well as myself in the long run.
Guys you should imo have a junk phone line. I have a google voicemail number which I use for all businesses that solicit. I have it set to not ring and just turn any message left into a visual vm. Either set yourself up like that or tell the Red Cross when they call that you recently have gotten a tattoo. In certain states that takes you off the list for 6 months or a year dependant on state you reside.
Guys you should imo have a junk phone line. I have a google voicemail number which I use for all businesses that solicit. I have it set to not ring and just turn any message left into a visual vm. Either set yourself up like that or tell the Red Cross when they call that you recently have gotten a tattoo. In certain states that takes you off the list for 6 months or a year dependant on state you reside.
Just remember one just can't walk in donate - they test your blood for guidelines . . . .
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