This collaborative space allows users to contribute additional information, tips, and insights to enhance the original deal post. Feel free to share your knowledge and help fellow shoppers make informed decisions.
This 5 year AARP membership is mainly useful for stacking member discounts on things like Walmart Plus, hotel rates, rental cars, and occasional local events. The Chase offer can shave another $8 off, and the membership can extend an existing term. Some of the strongest value comes from recurring savings on Walmart Plus, free additional driver coverage with Avis, and hotel bookings that beat standard rates. The main caveat is that the discounts are not universal, email marketing can be relentless, and some rates can be higher than free hotel club pricing, so it works best when a specific benefit already fits your routine.
Walmart+ subscribers who can time renewals, because the discount can be reused yearly and may cut the annual cost to about half.
Travelers booking hotels directly who can compare rates, because AARP pricing can beat standard rates and sometimes matches the best prepaid or member-only options.
Families using local perks and guest passes, because the membership can unlock recurring events like free ice cream or apple picking and allow a guest.
The most cited uses are Walmart+ discounts, rental car perks like a free additional driver with Avis, hotel rates booked directly, and occasional retail or dining deals such as 10% off at Outback. Some members also use it for insurance-related benefits or local events, while others find the savings too limited to matter.
The AARP and Walmart+ accounts likely need to use the same email address, and following the AARP instructions can make the discount work. The discount has also been reported as limited to the first year for some accounts and tied to the delivery address.
Yes, if timing is flexible, because half-price AARP offers often appear from late October through November and can be paired with cashback offers like Chase or Amex. That can bring the effective cost below the listed price.
No, the marketing emails can be relentless, so a throwaway email address is a practical way to keep them out of your main inbox. The membership itself may be worth it for discounts, but the email spam can be ongoing.
Yes. The 5-year membership can add time onto an active account instead of replacing it, so an existing expiration date may be extended rather than reset. That makes it useful if your current membership still has time left.
My parents have this and have found it useful. They have events fairly regularly that are some pretty good deals. In the summer in our area they do free ice cream at several places, and in the fall there is free apple picking. They are also each allowed to bring a guest (guest can be anyone). For them it is well worth the $11/year.
Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank
Quote
from cetmike
:
Worked for me a great deal
Discounts are more than worth it
Whatever discounts you are getting through them, you can beat elsewhere. Guaranteed. In fact, when I use AARP in the discount box at most hotels, the rate goes up. Same for AAA
Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank
Quote
from KLondike5-1212
:
Whatever discounts you are getting through them, you can beat elsewhere. Guaranteed. In fact, when I use AARP in the discount box at most hotels, the rate goes up. Same for AAA
Not the Walmart plus discount. That pays for the membership.
I prefer to get a yearly deal as they give away a free item to signup and pay a discounted price. I usually get a deal yearly, like Motel6, driver's class for insurance discount.
Top Comments
(Borrowed that line from "Terminator" but it's definitely true.)
Community Reviews
This 5 year AARP membership is mainly useful for stacking member discounts on things like Walmart Plus, hotel rates, rental cars, and occasional local events. The Chase offer can shave another $8 off, and the membership can extend an existing term. Some of the strongest value comes from recurring savings on Walmart Plus, free additional driver coverage with Avis, and hotel bookings that beat standard rates. The main caveat is that the discounts are not universal, email marketing can be relentless, and some rates can be higher than free hotel club pricing, so it works best when a specific benefit already fits your routine.
The membership can extend an existing AARP term instead of replacing it, which helps preserve coverage through 2031.
The membership can pay for itself after a single Avis rental by adding a free additional driver.
The membership can unlock local event deals like free ice cream and free apple picking, and it may allow bringing a guest.
The membership can support UPS Mailbox savings, with about $80 off a PMB box each year.
AARP email marketing may continue nonstop after signup, so a throwaway email address may be necessary.
Hotel discounts tied to AARP can be worse than other options, including cases where the rate increases in the AARP discount box.
AARP discounts may be hard to justify when benefits are limited, since some experiences describe discounts as a joke and lead to cancellation.
Walmart+ AARP-related discounts may only apply for the first year and can stop after eligibility changes tied to delivery address.
Common Questions (5)
AI-generated summary based on comments from the community. Updated ago
Join The Conversation
Share your experience with the Slickdeals community
Share information with the community. Please follow our Community Guidelines and be kind!
81 Comments
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank
Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank
(Borrowed that line from "Terminator" but it's definitely true.)
Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank
Discounts are more than worth it
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank
Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
Join The Conversation
Share your experience with the Slickdeals community
Share information with the community. Please follow our Community Guidelines and be kind!