I showed up for my appointment in early February. After filling out all the required forms and…read moregetting my iron and BP checked, was asked about any travel. When I said I had been overnight in Cape Town 9 weeks ago, I was rejected and told to come back in a few weeks. Today I showed up at the Walmart in Tarpon Springs for my 12:30 appointment and after 20 minutes found out there would be no bus. I got home and learned they had called at 12:32 to tell me the bus would be late and to return between 3 and 6PM. At 3:00 I arrived and was told there was nobody on the bus to do DOUBLE RED so I should make an appointment for another day. That will never happen again. Read less

Duh, you are helping others just because. Yeah they sell your juice but without them imagine the…read moremost important in your life dying because no blood or platelets were available. You are actually giving a piece of yourself that you created. Go do something that nobody will ever recognize or thank you for doing. Just because...Create your own positively uplifting feelings that nobody can tarnish or take away from you. Live with positivity for your own reasons. Give blood.

I donated today and had a very good experience. I dealt with Bobby and I will ask for him every…read moretime I go in. I'm a real hard stick and he did what I asked then hit the vain, painlessly and on the first try. He was very friendly and explained the different ways to donate. Super good experience.

As of May, 2026, I have donated at the OneBlood Palm Harbor donor center for over 10 years. Over…read morethe years the staff may have changed, but everyone has always been wonderful. I have donated platelets since 2017 and have reached the 56 gallon level. I have always received very professional and caring service. This is a great place and very friendly staff!

Briana exceptional Totally painless…read moreWonderful patient empathy 2nd time having her do the finger prick n blood donation took 7 min Not my favorite place to visit but she made it a delight Rkkjr

False advertising. This was my first time donating blood and it was a bonus seeing the stickers…read moreplastered all over the inside of the bus "first donation gets a $20 gift card".BUT not only did I not receive it, I also didn't receive the tee-shirt. I called customer service several times and sent emails and when I told them what happened they informed me that I was supposed to get movie tickets on that bus. She said she was going to mail the tickets out with the shirt. Well I received the shirt but NO TICKETS! Because of all this, I won't be donating blood with this organization again.

Everyone was really helpful and welcoming. The receptionist/technician answered all my questions…read moreabout the process, pay incentives, and how long the initial intake would take. As a first-time donor, there's a VIDEO, about 67+ questions to complete at a KIOSK, a MEDICAL screening, and a VITALS check (weight, blood pressure, temperature, hematocrit, and a quick visual check of your arms/hands). I forgot my Social Security card, but thankfully they still allowed me to complete the intake process. A special thank you to Deborah, Kyle, and Cyrus for making my first experience comfortable and reassuring. I was a little apprehensive going in, but they made it much easier. Definitely appreciate the kindness and patience!

Very clean, professional and I got a goodie bag. I would recommend this over another similar…read moreplace. Not just an overall better experience but pay a bit more. Highly recommend!

Beautiful facility, top of the top with the best technology to ensure the blood process at this…read moreplace is safe. Thank you for letting me visit it was amazing.

This place rocks! Friendly, upbeat, professional employees AND you get to save a life while eating…read moresnacks. Not to mention they give you a free gift (ranging from a free movie tix to restaurant gift cards) every time you donate. Definitely give them a try!

I gave a 5 star rating because every staff member is extremely professional. The only thing I don't…read moreappreciate is waiting in line, waiting to be prepped and having to endure the rudest most disgusting behavior from from fellow donors. The rules are completely ignored and no one says anything. This is a medical facility not a welfare outpost. My donation process should be pleasant, without being subjected to outlandish behavior by other donors. I think the staff needs a security person to protect not only the integrity of the facility but the " welfare" of fellow donors who truly believe in what they are contributing. I don't believe the facility overseers care about the safety of anyone coming there. Its truly a shame because the people that work there believe in what they are doing, it's their careers and they need to be shielded from adverse circumstances to do their job with integrity as well as fellow donors.

If you can go to Dunedin go to Dunedin Octapharma this one is like an hour or more wait just to get…read morevitals. Even with a speed pass I waited 20 minutes for a fkn green tag other locations you just show your phone. There machines consistently break down. There is literally a line of homeless people out the door and to top it off last week the kid stuck me sideways told me it was fine And one of the girls finally fixed it. Thing was next to my vein not in it and most importantly Dunedin location pays $5 more

BLOOD... We have it, we need it, we can share it…read more Remember those carefree days, as a kid, when blood took on a whole new meaning? Your first bloody nose. A bruised & bloody knee, looking to mom for sympathy. Pricking your finger to become blood brothers/blood sisters. As an adult, we can still become blood brothers/sisters. With a whole lot more people! Sure, we won't get to practice secret handshakes. Or meet in treehouses. But the meaning is more powerful than ever! My girl, I call her my Fav Fab One, we love to give blood. It's the right thing to do. Paying it forward. Plus, you just never know there might come a day when you are on the receiving end of that bag of blood. This month was my birthday. That time of getting high fives, gifts and celebrations. We were visiting the grand opening of a new restaurant in town when we spotted The Big Red Bus sitting in their parking lot. We ran into Michelle inside, who invited us to donate. Without hesitation, we figured we'd eat, then we'd grab a seat, in the bus. If just felt right to give a gift. A gift of blood. We had NO IDEA that giving blood would be SO MUCH FUN! For when we stepped outta the Florida heat and took our seats, we were greeted by the Tag Team of Julio & Nick! These guys should go on tour. Comedy! Action! Even though we were laughing and having a bloody good time, we knew for sure we were in good hands, too. Funny, how you can be totally professional while being absolutely endearing. That's the atmosphere we were in. Oh, us and one other donor, I'll call her Paige. Thankfully, we all were on the same 'page' so NO ONE was offended or upended. Giving blood. Feeling good. Having fun. And even some parting gifts as their way of saying Thanks! It truly was a 'gifted' experience.

I walked into the One Blood location on Countyline Road in Spring Hill, and I was greeted with a…read morefriendly Hello! and I stated I wished to donate blood. I was given a questionnaire to fill out, and then we exchanged the form with a tablet to answer more health questions. My blood pressure was taken, and my iron count was taken. We walked into the donation area, where I sat in a donation chair, and the donation routine began to take my blood. After about 8-10 minutes, I was finished and got up and left the facility. The technician was friendly and was very good at inserting the donation needle into my arm. There was some informal conversation, and it was a very nice experience. I have been here many times before, and I will return when I can donate again. I've been donating blood since 1969 and feel I am giving life to people who need this to survive. Feel Good about yourself and give blood. One Blood has great employees working there.

I've been going here twice a week for a couple of years now. Normally I'm in and out in about 90…read moreminutes. I've only had one unpleasant experience. It wasn't bad they couldn't draw blood from the normal location and the alternative location was very very slow

I have been donating plasma since 2020 in Sarasota It was KED plasma when I started. They were…read moregreat. Got to spin for prizes on your second donation of the week and the amount reimbursed went up over time. Several months ago they were taken over by grifoils and it's gone down hill ever since this happened and they have reduced the reimbursement from $150 weekly with 2 donations in one week. It went down to $135 weekly and now again to $90 weekly. There must be some type of mismanagement going on They are almost ALWAYS short staffed I have been here when there only one phlebotomist for an entire room full of patients. The people who do the intake and phlebotomists are but I really great but i get the impression they are not treated well. The management seems seem to interested in laughing and joking amongst themselves rather then see what they can do to help their overworked staff. I used to tell everyone what a great place it was and recommended it to MULTIPLE people. One coworker actually did start right when grifoils took over. I feel really bad that I did now especially how I raved about how great it was. I won't recommend it to anyone else because it's hardly worth it anymore. So dissatisfied and disappointed with this new company. If you are thinking about donating I wouldn't bother. They don't appreciate their staff and and CERTAINLY not their donors. I can't post unless I give at least 1 star but I don't even give them that

I love donating at the center when I'm not doing the buses. The phlebotomist are always smooth and…read moreprofessional with their work. My only complaint is the app glitching over the years with the issues of logging in. Proud 5+ gallon donar.

They spam me for my O+ blood. Vampires! I receive texts…read moretelling me the bribe of the week, then I click the link to find the nearest bus. The phlebotomists on the bus tend to be highly skilled and maintain good cleanliness of the mobile donation site. Also, you get juice and kosher cookies! Since I am going to donate blood anyhow, today I scored 2 movie tickets. I highly recommend the Big Red Bus.