Question posted by wadenlois on June 5th, 2014

Why Do I Have To Activate My New Card?

I have never had to activate my aarp card before, why do I have to now?

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Answer #1: Posted by Odin on June 5th, 2014 11:09 AM
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Despite AARP's misleading verbiage, no activation is required for your paid-up membership card. You can verify this by phoning AARP at the number on the back of the card.

Instructions for activating your AARP Mastercard are at https://www.greendot.com/aarpfoundation/account/activate-card.


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Answer #2: Posted by BusterDoogen on December 12th, 2014 11:02 AM
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Go here to register your account online. If your subscription has been paid you do not need to activate your membership card, it's done automatically on payment. If you need more info go here. If you need an answer to other questions, contact AARP CS@ 1-800-566-0242 for assistance.

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