today, i ran errands. normally, im a fan of errands. i like gettin out of the house to run around. but today, i had big girl things to do.
and one of them was…going to state farm insurance.
could there be a more boring to-do?
the one saving grace was that the gentleman i worked with had a very pleasant british accent. he was like that little gecko competitor. that could type.
as he reviewed our current policies he realized we were “short on coverage”.
oh…but of course we are!
we chatted a bit about what would be best. and, admittedly…he was right in his suggestions.
dang.
i reminded him, however, of the many-many-many years he has had our business and asked him to check the number of times state farm has had to pay out of our policy for anything. once. a windshield replacement of $98.00 after we paid our $100.00 deductible.
i informed him he could change up our policies to better suit our needs as much as he wanted. under one condition…that he, happily, gives us every single discount he can think of. i told him we have paid him thousands and thousands of dollars – its time to kick some of that back our way.
and guess what? my playing hard ball worked! yay us – yay budget!
he ended the match by thanking me for our business and expressing his gratitude for our many years of commitment to state farm.
i reminded him… “it’s the law. i have to.”
another successful errand day!
oh…and as another thank you…my british friend shared this video with us. enjoy!
i am so impressed with your ability to play "hardball". i suck big-time at that game. seriously.
I've been with State Farm for over 23 years and haven't once had an agent try to tell me I was "short on coverage." They have tried to keep selling me this pesky thing called…um…life insurance? I think that's it.
Very funny video, except with his British accent I had no clue what he was saying.
Found on the Net:
"I was driving along when I saw two kangaroos copulating in the middle of the road causing me to ejaculate through the sun roof."
"The accident happened because I had one eye on the lorry in front, one eye on the pedestrian and the other on the car behind."
"I knew the dog was possessive about the car but I would not have asked her to drive it if I had thought there was any risk."
"The gentleman behind me struck me on the backside. He then went to rest in a bush with just his rear end showing. "
"I was going at about 70 or 80 mph when my girlfriend on the pillion reached over and grabbed my testicles so I lost control."
OMG Ed…… ROFL HAHAHAAHAHA
Yeah dont mess with us Aussies or we'll run you over ;o)
Not really –
Eddy, do you play the points game? eg: "How many points will you give me if I hit that pedestrian?"
Mum would play it all the time
And living in Sydney, there are some REALLY stupid pedestrians.
(yesterday a guy crossed infront of me – on the cumberland hwy at peak, ON A GREEN LIGHT!!). I honestly had to slam on the brakes to miss him.
Paula we used to play the game a lot especially as teens/young adults – top of the points table with a million points and eternal acknowledgement that you were the king – a pregnant nun!!
Oh my word, that was funny. hahaha!