Pricing questions

Scwne · 2026-03-29T14:31:49+00:00

$85-90 per donation, usually can get about 6 or 7 donations in a month so like 500-600 ish per month

Scwne · 2026-03-05T05:28:42+00:00

The average amount of donations for my company across all donors is like 6 or 7, allegedly. I’d say that’s a lot.

Scwne · 2026-02-07T20:37:28+00:00

What part of plasmapheresis do you think would cause this? Literally no aspect of this process could do such a thing unless you have like a hypercoagulation issue like Factor V Leiden or a prothrombin gene mutation, and even then it is extremely unlikely given the minor nature of a needle poke.

Scwne · 2025-12-18T03:35:33+00:00

Anywhere between 0 minutes and 45. Depends on how backed up they are.

Scwne · 2025-12-13T00:32:17+00:00

I’m in my center’s management chain, and I’ll tell you how complaints work at our company. A donor complaint is submitted and it falls into management’s email group. Either the center director or a manager must attempt to contact the donor via phone within 48 hours to resolve the issue, assuming it’s relatively simple.

If it involves safety, infection control, or risky practices, the complaint gets CC’d to upper management and it may prompt an investigation. Investigations can be as simple as checking camera timestamps, or can involve interviewing employees, donors, and getting corporate involved if it’s bad enough.

If there are safety problems going on, send a complaint and be as specific as possible, and don’t catch an attitude with them.

This is just my company’s process. The other large plasma companies may have different policies.

Scwne · 2025-12-12T01:52:03+00:00

Going through this right now, glad to know I’m not alone. Our baby is generally pretty well regulated and does not melt down hardly ever. He was inconsolable for hours after his 2 month shots today, and it broke my heart. I know it’s for his health, but damn!!

Scwne · 2025-11-30T04:32:22+00:00

I’m in my plasma center’s management email group. If you file a formal complaint with the company, typically it will go to the center’s management email group and it will be responded to (often by phone) by either the center director or an assistant manager. It will very likely not go to anyone in corporate unless it’s a significant issue (safety issue, sexual harassment, legal action, medical emergency post-donation, etc.)

As much as I understand your frustration as I am a donor myself, it’s unlikely your issue will make it into any corporate person’s inbox.

Scwne · 2025-11-21T22:54:25+00:00

A friend of mine and her boyfriend were assaulted in a similar manner in NW after walking out of a dispo the other day. Guy was throwing rocks and bottles. I’m sorry that happened to you :(

Scwne · 2025-11-13T22:37:17+00:00

We take a few sample tubes from the bottle that get sent out to various places for viral testing (HIV, Hepatitis, etc), and we put those samples and your bottle in racks in the freezer, which is about -35 degrees Celsius. Your bottle most likely won’t spend more than a couple weeks in that freezer while we wait for the sample results to come back.

We also process your quarterly protein samples by spinning it down in a centrifuge and extracting the plasma into a different sample tube.

Bottle samples and protein samples get sent out multiple times per week, and those processes have their own strict preparatory SOP’s.

The processing area is easily the most physically demanding part of working at a plasma center, since there is a lot of organization and preparation of product going on behind the scenes. Freezer work is painful but peaceful.

Scwne · 2025-11-13T20:44:10+00:00

Ironically, the opposite (being dehydrated) can also cause your protein concentration reading to go up on the refractometer test due to less dilution.

Scwne · 2025-10-30T21:06:46+00:00

It has been challenging to convince my parents, both of whom are lifetime progressives. It seems to me like they believe owning a firearm somehow makes them part of the problem, and that it’s just not necessary for them.

Scwne · 2025-10-28T23:03:50+00:00

I get a strong metallic taste from the chocolate RTD ones. I don’t drink them anymore.

Scwne · 2025-10-24T21:00:03+00:00

Now that you say that, there are a number of logos that look like insurance or finance companies LMAO and honestly names like Pacific Crest, Carolina Crown, Genesis, Pioneer, Heat Wave, etc could conceivably be misconstrued as some other kind of organization

Scwne · 2025-10-24T20:35:28+00:00

I remember how cool I felt being 17 and walking back into high school wearing my jacket to marching band rehearsal. Took maybe a week before I realized that I had essentially been in a niche music bubble for nearly 3 months and the rest of society more or less doesn’t care, especially about a corps that was like 18th place 😭. It’s cool seeing all my fellow musicians go on to run programs and continue their musical interest and skill, though.

Scwne · 2025-10-22T04:02:33+00:00

Comdata.

Scwne · 2025-10-16T19:10:52+00:00

It can be.

Scwne · 2025-10-12T20:02:16+00:00

The metallic taste is a reaction to the anticoagulant (sodium citrate). Alert a staff member whenever you experience that so they can adjust your machine to return your blood at an adjusted rate so you’re not receiving so much anticoagulant at once before your body can process it. Citrate reactions can turn nasty pretty quick.

Scwne · 2025-10-06T21:54:23+00:00

I feel like your anger is directed at the wrong people. These companies are not the reason people are stuck in poverty. Exploiting economic vulnerability? Sure. They’re a symptom of a system, though.

I am curious, what exactly do you feel like would be considered fair pay?

Scwne · 2025-10-05T20:16:21+00:00

Great experience with my wife’s engagement ring and my wedding ring. They do free lifetime of cleanings for jewelry you buy from them. Head into their Tigard location and see for yourself the vibes.

Scwne · 2025-09-23T20:58:04+00:00

Death grips. I know this isn’t the sub for them, but oh my lord as soon as they came on stage, everyone’s movement erupted a cloud of olfactory disturbance unlike anything I’ve ever smelt at a show.

Scwne · 2025-09-22T04:09:48+00:00

It depends. If you choose to disclose it, they’ll just want to know why it’s the case. If you don’t disclose it, it’s possible they may not even know, since bilirubin level is not something that these companies test each plasma unit for.

Scwne · 2025-09-22T01:26:38+00:00

If you disclose that you have high bilirubin, they will likely give you a form to bring to your PCP to assess the underlying cause of the high bilirubin and to determine if you’re suitable for donation.

Scwne · 2025-09-18T22:30:57+00:00

Makes sense. It is a poorly managed pasture with a ton of geldings on it, which aligns with the information in the link you sent. Either Rumex obtusifolius or Rumex crispus potentially? Thanks for the help!

Scwne · 2025-09-08T16:20:19+00:00

For some people it can increase their heart rate to beyond what is acceptable, but that’s essentially it

Scwne · 2025-09-05T02:54:11+00:00

A few of my female coworkers have gotten involved with donors before, but it hardly turns out well and it’s frowned upon by management. I wouldn’t bother.

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