State Farm

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In a small town in the Midwest, a regular customer walked into State Farm one morning and asked the agent, ‘Do you ever get customers who buy insurance policies for things that can’t possibly happen?’ The agent smiled and replied, ‘Oh yes, sir. We had a delivery driver once who wanted to insure his truck against being delivered to the wrong address.’ Everyone in the office burst out laughing, including the regular customer, who shook his head and left, muttering something about strange times we live in.

2. In a quiet neighborhood of Chicago, a delivery driver pulled up to State Farm one morning. As he unloaded boxes from his truck, he noticed something odd—a tiny plastic dinosaur nestled among the paperwork on the counter. The dinosaur blinked its little plastic eyes and seemed to be watching him intently. The delivery driver smiled, picked it up, and placed it carefully in his pocket. Later that day, when no one was around, he quietly returned it to the exact spot, leaving behind a note: 'To whoever found me—I'm not lost!' From then on, whenever anyone saw that dinosaur, they’d smile and say, “Oh, that’s just State Farm’s resident toy.”

3. In a sleepy suburb outside Boston, a State Farm agent received an unusual message over the intercom: ‘Attention all employees—your policies now cover lost umbrellas found on our premises.’ Amused but curious, the agent posted signs around the office asking umbrella owners to claim their belongings. Over the next week, dozens of soggy umbrellas were returned, each accompanied by stories from grateful customers who’d forgotten them in the rush. Finally, one day a delivery driver approached with an old, battered umbrella and shyly asked if it belonged to anyone. The agent smiled and said, 'It seems everyone’s already claimed theirs.'

4. In a cozy corner of New England, one autumn morning, a State Farm agent noticed something peculiar on his computer screen. A client from out-of-state had filed a claim for damages… caused by a herd of deer crossing the road. The agent scratched his head and called the client back. ‘Ma’am,’ he said with a smile, ‘your deer must be really good at navigation! They always hit the brakes right where your property line is.’ The client laughed so hard she almost forgot to ask for compensation.