That voice, those annoying expressions. Being with a woman like that seems like an earthly version of hell. This is an ad that guarantees that I’ll never do business with this company ever.

*shudder*

How, you ask? Because I work in an office where there are a LOT of “down” periods, and the TV is on continually in order to entertain us. During that time, I see literally dozens of Progressive Insurance ads in an 8 or 11 hour shift.

Flo is perky to the point of being annoying. I find myself blinded by her rows of dazzling white teeth. I’m also frequently annoyed by the other people in the commercials. The two guys who approach her to buy insurance, one of whom has sold the other his watch, for instance. I can’t put my finger on it, but they really set off my “gay-dar.” Also one of the latest ones, with the price gun. Puhleaze.

Flo is somewhat physically attractive, I suppose, but it’s hard for me to tell completely. She wears white pants and there is so much light in the background that I can’t see very much of her “curves.” What little there is to see is largely hidden behind that stupid apron she’s always wearing. (And she wears too much makeup, frankly. It reminds me of that line in Ferris Bueler’s Day Off, the one from the Charlie Sheen character, “My sister wears too much eye makeup. People say she looks like a whore.”

Don’t you love that little pin she always has on next to her “tricked-out name tag?” The one that says “I Love Insurance?” Uhm, no. Insurance is an expensive necessity…something you hate spending money on. Something you buy for the rare contingencies in life, like a car crash.

To make matters worse, Flo has started showing up in banner ads on my favorite websites, as well as on TV. I’m telling you, this chick is everywhere. The pink-haired cartoon girl on Esurance or the Geico gecko are both far, far easier for me to swallow than Flo is.

One of my co-workers had the best line. He said, “I want to hit her (Flo) in the head with a golf club.” I responded, “One of these days I’m going to write to the Progressive insurance company and tell them that I will NEVER buy insurance from them, just because their commercials are so annoying and so frequently shown on TV.” One of my other co-workers said, “Yeah, but you remember the name, don’t you?” True…but at the least, I couldn’t help wondering how much lower Progressive’s insurance premiums would be if the company didn’t spend so much on advertising.

I had wondered about the company’s name…if there was any connection with political “progressives.” Now that I found out there is, I’m DEFINITELY never buying insurance from them.

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go to the village.. there used to be tons of her around (and last i was there, still are).

oh… she also has the attitude of the originals, not the copies of today