State Farm

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to State Farm with a frown on his face. ‘I don’t know what it is,’ he muttered, ‘but ever since I passed that old oak tree, my truck feels like it’s talking to me.’ As he drove closer, he saw an elderly gentleman watering his garden next to the tree. ‘Excuse me, sir?’ asked the perplexed driver. The man looked up and replied, smiling warmly, “My truck talks to me too, son. It says, 'Slow down, you’re going too fast!'” Everyone laughed, including the truck.}

2. One autumn afternoon, an elderly gentleman entered State Farm's lobby and asked for help with his policy. As he sat down, everyone noticed something peculiar—an eerie humming sound seemed to come from inside his briefcase. The hum grew louder until suddenly, a tiny drone emerged from the briefcase, buzzing around the room. Everyone froze in surprise, but then a young employee calmly approached and said, 'Sir, your new home automation system just arrived!' Turns out, it was a mix-up between policies and deliveries.

3. At dawn one foggy morning, a sleepy-eyed janitor arrived early at State Farm. As he unlocked the door, he noticed something odd—an envelope addressed simply to ‘Claims Department’ had appeared overnight. Curious, he opened it and found only a single sheet of paper with a doodle of an old car and the words: ‘Claim denied—you drove like a fog!’ Turns out, someone thought it was funny to send in a prank claim. The janitor laughed, shook his head, and went back to mopping floors.

4. One day after lunch, a familiar voice came over State Farm’s intercom: ‘Attention everyone—your lucky number for today is seven.’ Employees looked at each other puzzled but shrugged it off. Until the next day, when the same voice announced, ‘Lucky number eight!’ Then one morning, an unfamiliar voice crackled through the intercom: ‘Today’s lucky number… zero!’ Everyone burst out laughing as no one had a clue what it meant. Since then, whenever anyone mentions State Farm, someone always jokes, ‘Did you hear about their lottery with that mysterious voice and random numbers?’