I have donated for over 40 years, but whole blood only and on a Red Cross bus in MI. Since moving here, blood seems to be a money maker because in MI where I came from, the Red Cross didn't have the fancy places to donate like One Blood does. My thoughts are, IF One Blood is going to spend money on rewards, spend it on something useful. Platelet donors are a lot more dedicated than a whole blood donor, we donate 22 times a year and each donation takes about 2 1/2 hours. Whole blood donations take only about 30 minutes including the time to fill out the paperwork and you only donate 6 times a year. A very big difference.
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