dumblederp@aussie.zone to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.world · 14 days agoI gave blood today.message-squaremessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1152file-text
arrow-up1152message-squareI gave blood today.dumblederp@aussie.zone to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.world · 14 days agomessage-square46fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFauxLiving@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·13 days agoYou get paid because they’re selling the plasma to companies who make retail products with it.
minus-squarekilroy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·13 days agoI agree with that for the plasma but the whole blood donation goes to the hospitals. The organization I donated for is a local non-profit that supplies the hospitals in my area!
minus-squareFauxLiving@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·13 days agoOh yeah, I donate whole blood too. There are legit places that are collecting blood in order to save lives. But the plasma places are basically milking people to make cosmetics.
You get paid because they’re selling the plasma to companies who make retail products with it.
I agree with that for the plasma but the whole blood donation goes to the hospitals. The organization I donated for is a local non-profit that supplies the hospitals in my area!
Oh yeah, I donate whole blood too. There are legit places that are collecting blood in order to save lives.
But the plasma places are basically milking people to make cosmetics.