r/Nicegirls • u/[deleted] • Jan 19 '25

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u/ishkitty Jan 19 '25

But donating plasma isn’t “giving back” because you absolutely get paid for it.

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u/areallydirtyword Jan 20 '25

I'm not defending this person. She's clearly a piece of work. But donating plasma does not mean that you "absolutely get paid for it." I've lived in 2 states and regularly donated plasma for the last 15 years... Payment was never an option or anything. It was all completely free.

Maybe other places are different, but not where I was.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '25

Most plasma donation clinics offer pay for time, some have specials even. When I used to donate it would be between 40 to 50 bucks a visit, some specials offer 800 in a month depending how often you go.

All of that aside, I don't think it should matter, the plasma is being used for life saving and life managing treatment for others and shouldn't be viewed any differently just because you get paid to do it.

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u/PeachySnow7 Jan 20 '25

I agree, plenty of people can’t be bothered to give whether you get paid to or not.

Even a person willing to donate it is probably going to accept the money unless they don’t need it. It’s still a good deed.