I got my blood type from a Red Cross visit.
It was horrible. And they call me 3 times a damned day now looking for more.
3 times a day? I find that a bit unbelievable or perhaps an exaggeration? Not to say they won’t call or send post cards, (I get reminders via email) and bug you to come back in and donate, but they actually call you 3 times a day? I’d complain about that.
And I’m curious as to what was so “horrible” about it? I’ve given regularly over the years since a teenager and I’ve never had anything close to a “horrible” experience. The only time that came close was when for some reason the arm they were drawing blood from stopped flowing and the bag wasn’t only about 3/4 filled. So they explained that either I could let them tap the other arm to fill the bag or the unfilled bag would have to be disposed of as it couldn't be used. So I rolled up my other sleeve and said, “we've come this far so drill baby drill”. ; )
I gave blood for years but stopped after a really bad reaction about 6 years ago. No more..
I tried to donate one time with them, but because I’m a military veteran who has deployed overseas, I’m banned for life from donating.