State Farm...please just cut it out |
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MrTim
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Posted: 11 Nov 2013 at 5:22am |
I'm getting amused by the letters State Farm keeps sending every few months begging me to come back to them for 3 times the amount I'm paying for insurance elsewhere. Oh yes, please keep wasting that postage....
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crainbebo
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According to ispot.tv - 22,531 times on TV that the "Insurance find me money" ad has aired. Should have stopped at 22! It's annoying and I'm sick of it!
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susanlynn7
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I couldn't agree more. And just when you think it can't get any worse than the can I get a hot tub and the girl from 4E...they do the unthinkable. They make a mix tape of can I get a hot tub and play the sound bite over and over again. I just want to kick that kid in the face and watch him fall out the window onto the sidewalk below. You sir get a body bag not a hot tub. |
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JeromeCharles
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It just came on and because my clicker wasn't close enough to me I couldn't mute it in time. That woman with the annoying tone deaf voice drives me batty!
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MrFlavor
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Not sure why she wants the dollar so much unless there's a vending machine somewhere off-screen and she doesn't have any cash. It is possible to deduce that she doesn't work in a Gentleman's Club because that is not how strippers acquire individual dollar bills. I asked my cousin, MrSmell, for his technical opinion and was told that grabbing a dollar from that angle without the aide of a fire pole would almost certainly have to employ a handstand. |
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Redbeard
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Back in the 60's and 70's, State Farm was ranked among the 2 or 3 best insurance companies in the world. Now they're somewhere in the middle of the pack. I don't like any of the insurance commercials.
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Lucian
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Diii, dont have insurance so person find me moneyyy?
I dont have insurance, so person come help! Can I get a hot tub?? (Of course) Duu-its Jake... from State Farm.... and lastly and most ubiquitously annoying, the stupid little tone-jingle at the end of all of them. Blecghchgh I vomit on you, State Farm. From hells heart, I stab at thee. |
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Ken 1802
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Mr. Flavor, why was the young lady in the commercial trying so hard to get a damn dollar. She should have been disgusted with the dollar.... Like the stripper in City High's "What Would You Do?" video where the customer has a bunch of money in his hand, and yet throws one dollar at her.... The angry disgust in her eyes was chilling... It was like, "I know I deserve so much more money than a damn dollar."
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MrFlavor
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The Two Girls, One Purse ad has that creepy old man teasing the girl with a dollar like he's trying to get her off a fire-pole. Something about his baggy hip-waders, his voice, and the fact that it sort of looks like he's normally used to kidnapping children make the ad unpleasant.
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Ad nauseous
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These commercials make the early to mid 2000s "Like a good neighbor,State Farm is there" commercials look like masterpieces!
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One good thing about TV-you could always turn it off
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VincentPrice
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'CAN I GET A HOT TUB'
That guy deserves to be euthanized.
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dallas75216
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the mime commercial for state farm
the white d-bag trying to sound like he's black kid I would pay to see that clown get smacked around to knock the Aaa- hole out of him "schmuckie the talent scout hires doooshy the white turd to do a black babies voice> |
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Triple J
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It's worse... they've dug up the Chicago "Da Bears" Superfans George Wendt and Robert Smigel to co-star with Mr. Rodgers. Complete with the fat cheesehead ginger dork at the end. It's just not going away, folks. |
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!Tommy
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I still see these commercials every so often and I can't stand them! What's worse is in my living room I have a home theater system and everytime one of those dorks appear with that grating sound effect, my speakers just BLARE that sound, even with the sound turned down. It's almost like nails on a chalkboard with that sound.
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Miseryguts
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GEICO's commercials are mind-destroying but I do have a policy with them. They actually did save me a fair bit of money (about $40 a month) on other plans. I have to grit my teeth when I think of how much money I'm contributing towards the upkeep of those damned gecko ads, but that's teh price you pay. |
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Hootman
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Yeah, all the rest of insurance companies are in business don't care about making money.
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TV_Casualty
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I'm never gonna get state farm insurance or Geico.
not like they care though, they make enough money. |
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FaithSF
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I agree that the commercials suck and don't tell you anything about State Farm. But I've been with State Farm since 1990, and I'm very happy with them. When I transferred my coverage from California to South Carolina, they had to give me the same discounts they gave me in California, even though they weren't required to give those discounts in SC. And when I had my first accident EVER, even though it was my fault, there was accident forgiveness: my rates did not go up. (However, their rule is that if I have a second accident, I'll be charged with the first one as well. I forgot to ask how long that stays in effect.)
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it's gotten to the point where there's as many if not more car insurance ads than medical ads. people aren't going to switch insurance companies every month (can you even do that?), so just...ease up guys. state farm, geico, and progressive are the worst. but there's others like farmers and liberty mutual that advertise too, and no one has good commercials.
i think customers care more about lower rates and that the company will pay if you file a claim rather than that they have the most brand recognition.
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d4everman
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1. Are they in an apartment? It seems like it, especially since they make it a point to mention and show "The girl in 4E". But if its an apartment, wouldn't you call the manager to fox the window? Sure the guy could have renters insurance, but I don't even know if that covers a broken window. Even if it does wouldn't you tell the manager FIRST instead of claiming a broken window by your insurance policy? 2. Why would you expect State Farm to magically beam you a sandwich? If they could, wouldn't you wish for a better sandwich? The one the guy gets looks like 2 pieces of bread with nothing in between. 3. I guess State Farm agents advocate kidnapping since they use their power of time and space to snatch the girl from 4E. 4.What was that window made of? Because if a broken window somehow is worth the price of HOT TUB I'll break one of my windows right now. |
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Darthhillbilly
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I like the sandwich and hot tub one. It serves as a reminder to me that I'm going to get a check.. not an actual window, and as long as I don't mind a drafty sheet of plastic duct taped over the broken glass, I can buy fun things with the money I get from little Timmy sending me a pop fly.
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jhiller21
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One of the worst ad campaigns ever. If you watch baseball on a Fox Sports network, you're subjected to these every night, EVERY BREAK.
If I have to hear that douche say "And can I get a hot tub?!?" one more time I'm gonna lose it. No, you can't get a sandwich or a free hot tub because your window was broken. You'd be lucky to get a response via email a week after you filed the claim, and they would probably find a way to blame you for the damage, and not pay out to fix it. Insurance companies are criminal bastards, and the overload of commercials is getting out of hand. |
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MrTim
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Can't quite figure out the 'Jerry Newman' ones. State Farm dumps him and he keeps trying to get back with them? Must be Stockholm Syndrome....
When I called to cancel my SF policies, the agent had the tone of an ice queen. They still keep sending me crap to come back to them. Sorry buds, I switched to get both my cars and house insurance handled by the same company. For cheaper. Not going to pay an extra 50% just for a brand name....
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