Will I be shunned if I say that Geico is possibly the worst insurance company on the planet Earth? High cost and low service is their mantra. Their claims of saving you money in 15 minutes refers, I suspect, to one Innuit somewhere north of Latitude 60 dring a Model T on skis. Otherwise they are among the highest priced out there.
The name "Geico" is an acronym for "Government Employees Insurance Company" ... trust me there are no government employees I know who have their insurance with Geico. Their use of a Gecko as spokesperson is like tying a pink ribbon on a turd and calling it an Easter egg.
The say they save you money, but not once have they ever proven they saved anyone any money. They hedge it with the word "could"...sure nuff', it "could" on the same day the sun rises in the western sky.
Compare to, say, State Farm, who month by month gives me decreases in premiums 4 months out of 6, plus twice a year refunds money by check. And I didn't even have to take 15 minutes for get it.
Still, the ad is awesome. They should have had the gecko wear a KCF bucket... which would have raised some trademark issues... which maybe could have been worked...
Aridog, we've been with State Farm for decades. Allstate has been sending us all kinds of crap in the mail lately, but we just round file it. State Farm has great rates, nice discounts for multiple policies, and fantastic service.
I live in BC so my basic car insurance is with ICBC. That's because it is government run and you have no choice. The date on your licence plate is the day your car insurance expires as well as the day your registration expires. You can get away with murder with a slap on the wrist or some appellate court throwing out the case, but watch out if your plates are expired. Our additional insurance is with Capital Direct. I'm sure this is of freat interest to all our non-BC readers.
In the US, I was with USAA. Good rates. Maybe I could have done a little better, but they are good, and I don't beleive in switching just for grins -- and a few pennies is just for grins. It comes in handy having a long history with a company.
Wow. That video imbed is gigantic!
ReplyDeleteI broke our blog. Hahahaha! Hey, SOMEBODY had to do it!
ReplyDeleteFay, be gentle! It was an accident!
Heh, I definitely got the Axl Rose guy - without Google - need to implement a "spoiler" text embed...
ReplyDeletelady red, I'm trying to figure out the right attributes to control the width of a YouTube embed.
ReplyDeleteI thought I'd figured it out before but my first try didn't work.
I'll let you know if I get the recipe right.
"I broke our blog. Hahahaha! Hey, SOMEBODY had to do it!"
ReplyDeleteYou'll be drinking scotch out of a dixie cup. Fay won't let you near the good glasses.
460 is the width for embeds people!
ReplyDeleteAfter you have copied the embed code on You Tube, scroll down a bit on the YT page and it will show you the different available sizes.
Pick 460!
Will I be shunned if I say that Geico is possibly the worst insurance company on the planet Earth? High cost and low service is their mantra. Their claims of saving you money in 15 minutes refers, I suspect, to one Innuit somewhere north of Latitude 60 dring a Model T on skis. Otherwise they are among the highest priced out there.
ReplyDeleteThe name "Geico" is an acronym for "Government Employees Insurance Company" ... trust me there are no government employees I know who have their insurance with Geico. Their use of a Gecko as spokesperson is like tying a pink ribbon on a turd and calling it an Easter egg.
The say they save you money, but not once have they ever proven they saved anyone any money. They hedge it with the word "could"...sure nuff', it "could" on the same day the sun rises in the western sky.
Compare to, say, State Farm, who month by month gives me decreases in premiums 4 months out of 6, plus twice a year refunds money by check. And I didn't even have to take 15 minutes for get it.
Still, the ad is awesome. They should have had the gecko wear a KCF bucket... which would have raised some trademark issues... which maybe could have been worked...
ReplyDeleteThank you Magic Fayre!
ReplyDelete/slinking away...
Aridog, we've been with State Farm for decades. Allstate has been sending us all kinds of crap in the mail lately, but we just round file it. State Farm has great rates, nice discounts for multiple policies, and fantastic service.
I live in BC so my basic car insurance is with ICBC. That's because it is government run and you have no choice. The date on your licence plate is the day your car insurance expires as well as the day your registration expires. You can get away with murder with a slap on the wrist or some appellate court throwing out the case, but watch out if your plates are expired. Our additional insurance is with Capital Direct. I'm sure this is of freat interest to all our non-BC readers.
ReplyDeleteIn the US, I was with USAA. Good rates. Maybe I could have done a little better, but they are good, and I don't beleive in switching just for grins -- and a few pennies is just for grins. It comes in handy having a long history with a company.