Ok, so they don't really ask questions that specific when you donate blood, but they get pretty close and pretty damn personal. I understand the need to be thorough to ensure a safe blood supply. That I get. What I don't get is after you have answered the questions, the ARC volunteer tech gives you a sheet of paper with two barcode stickers, one if you want them to use your blood, one if you don't. You're supposed to place the sticker of your choice on the answer sheet after the tech walks away.

It just seems strange to me that someone would go through the process of answering all these questions, lie about the answers, put the "don't use my blood sticker on the form" and then have their blood drawn, wasting valuable time and resources of the blood bank. The need for confidentiality is great, but this seems like taking it a little too far. And obviously it's being used, or the Red Cross would stop giving people the option.