# Again with the annoying commercials!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** commercials-ads\
**Created:** [June 28, 2017, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089 "2017-06-28T22:06:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/7175 "2026-02-19T17:29:41Z")

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> [@Is it wrong to want the "Birds of America" plates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-want-the-birds-of-america-plates/704841/7):
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> I know people keep saying this, but, no they don’t always work.
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> I know and like saying Bibberty, I know Flo and all her friends, the caveman, the gekko, Jake from Statefarm, I want to watch “Tiny House”, [I want to buy the “Birds of America plates”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-want-the-birds-of-america-plates/704841)
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> but
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> > [@Is it wrong to want the "Birds of America" plates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-want-the-birds-of-america-plates/704841/7):
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> > I view ads like these, and Flo, etc, as mini TV shows. I just watch them for fun. But I’ll never switch insurance.

Sure, there’s still the occasional ad campaign that bombs, but in this day and age of intense demographic tracking and focus group testing, I doubt there’s any _long-running_ ad campaign that has continued to exist despite not doing its job well.

As much as I personally loathe the Liberty commercials, to the point I may vow to never purchase Liberty insurance, the Liberty ad campaign (as well as those for Progressive, Geico, State Farm, etc.) must be getting the word out and selling the product to have been running for so long now.

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