The Discounts of AARP are deceiving. You can good deals without the AARP.
AARP financially decieves senior Citizens. AARP puts forth a Mutual Fund managed by the Scudder Fund which does not have the greatest track record. AARP benefits from using the their Logo on all of these types of financial transactions.
There is not such thing as a free lunch. The AARP is an $800 million dollar corporation that benefits the Management of this group & their political agenda. Have you ever seen any of their wealth trickle back to the Members in terms of any dividends?
AARP is full of hypocrites. They offer members' advice on retirement accounts, investing, and where to shelter your money from taxes, but will fight tooth and nail to keep the Ponzi scheme of Socialist Security running. The pronunciation of their acronym is appropriate for them.
As I said - it was long ago. It appears to have the primary purpose of collecting money.