The sign up process was also a huge pain for me, but I mostly got through it. But the part that bugged me the most was how strongly they were trying to get me t

The sign up process was also a huge pain for me, but I mostly got through it. But the part that bugged me the most was how strongly they were trying to get me to donate money, too. I get that it takes $100 to process the application, but this feels like unpleasant upselling. If you're asking people to donate their bone marrow, which is a pretty big deal, don't try to make them pay for it, or make them feel bad if they chose not to. Once you're signed up online, though, the registry is pretty painless. The cheek swabs were a lot more convenient than 23andme's massively annoying spit donation.