About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At State Farm headquarters in Bloomington, Illinois, employees began noticing strange things on their desks one morning. Notes like ‘Your lucky day today!’ were left unsigned, accompanied by small tokens of good fortune. One afternoon, a delivery driver found a mysterious package labeled only with his name. Inside was a tiny umbrella and a note reading, ‘Hope you never need it!’ Turned out, everyone in the office had started leaving these little gifts for each other as pranks. By the end of the week, the whole building was filled with miniature tokens—from lucky pennies to tiny teddy bears—and everyone was laughing so hard they almost forgot what insurance was.
2. In an ordinary day at the State Farm office in Des Moines, Iowa, a young intern named Alex noticed something peculiar. Every time she passed through the lobby, her small pug, Max, would suddenly freeze mid-stride and start staring intently at the ceiling. No one else seemed to notice anything unusual. One day, while everyone was busy, Max fixed his little brown eyes on a spot above the receptionist’s desk. Curious, Alex looked up too—and saw nothing but dusty ceiling tiles. Suddenly, a package delivery driver cleared his throat behind them. ‘Hey,’ he said with a smile, ‘I’ve been delivering here for years, and that dog always stares at the same spot.’ They both laughed, realizing it wasn’t paranormal—just Max’s way of saying, ‘Look up!’
3. In a small town in Wisconsin, a delivery driver asked curiously one morning: ‘Why does it always rain exactly when I’m late for lunch at State Farm?’ Suddenly, an old man appeared from behind the counter and smiled wisely. 'Young man,' he said, 'that’s because your lunch is never actually late—it’s just our weather that’s always on time.' Everyone burst out laughing, including the delivery driver who realized his daily joke was part of State Farm’s charm.
4. At State Farm’s branch in Portland, Oregon, a customer service representative exclaimed one afternoon, 'I just saw an insurance policy application float across the room!' Another employee, startled, looked up from his desk and said, ‘Did you see that too?’ Just then, another form gently landed on his head. A nearby delivery driver chuckled and remarked, ‘Guess they’re hiring ghostwriters for their applications!’ The whole office burst into laughter, realizing it was just a strong draft from the air conditioning.