Comments on: Earn Gas Money, Donate Plasma (Save Lives)

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 04:22:47 +0000

I see nothing wrong with getting paid to donate plasma. Hey, it helps everyone and hurts no one, well except the ones donating!! But ya, more power to people to find ways to help themselves financially. Just sucks it hurts and is a bit dangerous and some have had some bad experiences and also having to wait for a super long to donate.

By: Alicia

Alicia — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:54:21 +0000

I don’t think it’s wrong at all, especially when the Red Cross although a very charitable non profit organization has many over paid executives and meanwhile many of us underpaid working in the social services barely make enough to make ends meet.
With the rise in gas prices and food prices I have to find other ways of supplementing my income. PS the only time my church calls me is when they want my blood otherwise they don’t even know I exist.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:58:16 +0000

i don’t think its wrong to give for money becuase its not that much anyways and there a rich company as it is they have money everywere you look.

By: Radish

Radish — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 20:16:31 +0000

Would some of you poo-pooers recycle cans and bottles for free because it’s good for the earth? I have to eat.

By: Josh

Josh — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 06:02:34 +0000

Just ask yourself. If your family member or even yourself needed blood, would you care if the person that donated it did it for the money? Not me. lol.

By: James

James — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 21:44:54 +0000

When I was in college I donated the platelets for about 6 months. I went from 190 pounds to 145 in that short time period. I look sickly and it took about a year to get back to around my regular weight. Whoever said this is safe for your health, I definitely beg to differ.

By: Gary

Gary — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:23:26 +0000

All I have to add is this: If the choice is to donate once every two months for juice, cookies and a sticker; or to donate twice a week for cold hard cash, I’ll choose the latter. If I had certain antibodies present in my blood I’d collect more pay, but that’s no reason to intentionally get infected. No source of employment is pain free. Every job stinks for some reason. A couple of pokes in the skin every week is all I get. If I got paid enough from donating I wouldn’t work at a job. On top of all of this the plasma center calls it donating, therefore it’s non-taxable. Sorry, no, I can’t think of a bad thing to say about donating blood plasma.

By: Ramiro

Ramiro — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 03:39:29 +0000

If getting paid to donate plasma is so wrong how comes paying $800.00 for an ER visit in intense pain where they game me a painkiller and sent me home is not. Called my doctor he told me if i can’t handle the pain to go to the hospital and so i did. Insurance didn’t pay my bill because it wasn’t a “life threatening situation” ….

By: Abby

Abby — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:31:46 +0000

It’s MY plasma, therefore MY decision as to whether I want to give it away or sell it. Also, I’ve been laid off since June. I’m trying to keep my house and pay for school. I need the money.

By: Victor C

Victor C — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 06:00:42 +0000

Hi, I Need a place in San Diego to donate Plasma, does any one have a suggestion?

By: Max

Max — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 20:07:22 +0000

Have donated blood whenever the Blood-Mobile is on my campus for the last few years. Even if they offered a few dollars incentive to get me to donate, I don’t think I’d take it for a simple blood donation. I can understand the argument that this should be an altruistic act that people shouldn’t expect compensation for.

But the whole process (described above) for donating plasma crosses a line somewhere in my head. There is risk to a person’s life (albeit small), there is more pain involved, a longer time commitment, and the recovery period involves more general malaise. I don’t see a problem with a person being compensated a small amount for being put in such a situation.

By: gee

gee — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:14:01 +0000

i am looking for a place to where i get paid to donate plasma i live in new york city and having found any if anyone knows a place near by please let me know!

By: Elila

Elila — Thu, 20 May 2010 01:46:06 +0000

With all that said, “Does anyone know a clinic in Mesquite, Texas?” Or close to that area.

By: Elila

Elila — Thu, 20 May 2010 01:45:02 +0000

I have donated blood about 5 times a year since I was 17 years old. Not plasma. But I’ve done it because I see people in my family suffering and need blood transfusions. I am not a match to many in my family, but I donate thinking that somewhere someone will be a match and help out. Now I am looking at plasma options because I heard that they pay for that. I think its a great idea. Especially giving all the above facts about this recession that we are in. I lived out of my car for 5 months and slept about 3 hours a day, worked 3 jobs, and ate once a day. Only for me to end up with about $170.00 a month. I kept up with studying and school because that is the only way now and days to get a decent job. I helped my mother who was in and out of the hospital along with my brothers 3.11 oz baby boy that hospitals took care of (WITH A PRICE)! I believe that medical industries will now have the resources for transfusions and with a price to us. Medical places put a price on our lives so why shouldn’t we let them pay us for a change??? People that have always had it in there hand will never know what it feels like to sleep in a car, eat once a day, or only visit there families when they are literally on their death beds. Our lives are bidded on. Why shouldn’t we be the highest bidder???

By: Bren Jenn

Bren Jenn — Wed, 12 May 2010 23:34:36 +0000

I just donated my first plasma yesterday and go back tomorrow to donate the second. I’m on SSI (disability) and live in Texas, so I’m wondering if I have to claim this money as ” earned income” on my taxes? Being on SSI, I dont file taxes because its not “earned” money. So will this income make me have to file taxes?
I do know they took my social security number, so I dont know if they report the money I get for donation. Thanks!