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Red Cross Dilemma

Panthro

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I've donated blood on occasion (nothing regularly) but recently I have been called by the Red Cross twice a day over the last few weeks. It is now bordering on harassment. I feel bad because I know the good that they do but I also get irritated by the nonstop calls. 

 

I hate that they are making me hate them

 

Bloody Irritated

 

 

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First of all thanks for donating blood!! Many people need it, being the parent of a 3 yo leukemia patient I know first hand how important it is for the survival of all people under going chemo and radiation treatments. Please be patient with them, they only trying to save lives, my little angel included!!

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I've donated blood on occasion (nothing regularly) but recently I have been called by the Red Cross twice a day over the last few weeks. It is now bordering on harassment. I feel bad because I know the good that they do but I also get irritated by the nonstop calls.

I hate that they are making me hate them

Bloody Irritated

Tell em u drink a lot and ur blood is 10% alcohol.
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I've donated about 3 gallons lifetime and know how annoyed you are. I first asked to be put on the do not call list, then blocked the numbers with the iOS feature when that didn't work. I also had to add them to my gmail spam list. I still give when I can. I choose to not be bothered about it.

The real issue is how inconvenient they make the donation. I can fill the bag in about 6 minutes but every time I go it takes at least an hour and sometimes 2. They need to have a frequent donor program where u can walk in, say nothing has changed since the last time, have your iron and blood pressure checked, and hop in the chair. It would be a half hour visit including waiting in the canteen if they would do that, and I would be there every 8 weeks like they want.

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I've donated blood on occasion (nothing regularly) but recently I have been called by the Red Cross twice a day over the last few weeks. It is now bordering on harassment. I feel bad because I know the good that they do but I also get irritated by the nonstop calls. 

 

I hate that they are making me hate them

 

Bloody Irritated

 

Man, I can sympathize. I live in Atlanta and they have volunteers out on Peachtree St. almost every day in my neighborhood during the summer. I always tell them that I've donated blood and regularly donate through the Red Cross to support disaster relief in places like Joplin. I always thank them for what they are doing. Yet they continually harass the crap out of me even after I've told them what I've done for the American Red Cross. I guess they see me as someone that they don't need to convince, and that I'll just give to whatever they are raising money for on that given day. But yeah, it annoys the crap out of me and makes me want to stop doing anything for them. Even the homeless crackheads that I encounter every day know that "Sorry dude" means don't ask me again for anything. One of these days I am gonna lose it. Bloody irritated is right.

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The good thing about this is there are people in the world that know what is important and what is not and when to complain and when to be thankful.

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I'm not questioning "Why" they do it but the "How"

 

Like I said I was torn to gripe about this because of all the good that they do. It sucks because I am also not the only one who feels this way. If I were I would chalk it up to me being a horrible person...but I do donate I just don't like doing it as much as they would like.

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I've donated about 3 gallons lifetime and know how annoyed you are. I first asked to be put on the do not call list, then blocked the numbers with the iOS feature when that didn't work. I also had to add them to my gmail spam list. I still give when I can. I choose to not be bothered about it.

The real issue is how inconvenient they make the donation. I can fill the bag in about 6 minutes but every time I go it takes at least an hour and sometimes 2. They need to have a frequent donor program where u can walk in, say nothing has changed since the last time, have your iron and blood pressure checked, and hop in the chair. It would be a half hour visit including waiting in the canteen if they would do that, and I would be there every 8 weeks like they want.

 

 

this for sure

 

 

and yes on the changed phone number thing.  They used to email me constantly...Canadian Blood Services anyway...and I just dumped their email to spam and my world got quiter! 

 

Good on all of you that donate though...so many people don't and it's a shame really.

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