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25 May 2009

The woman from the Progressive ads

The woman from the Progressive ads






So here I was, ready to say how much I couldn't take any more of these Progressive ads with that annoying woman who talks about The Dave Aisle and the name tags, and the guy who pawned his watch, but then I realized--

I don't hate her at all!

Actually, she can be kind of cute when she's not wearing her Progressive uniform.



True, I will eat my own liver before I get Progressive Insurance, because these ads are so annoying and because they're everywhere, even on my Yahoo homepage. But it's not her fault!

I mean, look at her. She can be cute. And she's kinda funny, too.




29 comments:

Mr. New Dilemma said...

I love her. I don't know what it is, she is hot to me. (Although her bootie looked terrible in the Dave aisle commercial.) Yes, I have issues.

Micgar said...

I'm with you on this one! I was like you-couldn't stand those ads-now I can watch 'em at least. Yep she is a cutie! She looks better when she's all natural and doesn't have all that makeup on too!
Damn, Mr. New Dilemma-Now I am going to have to check out that booty of hers in that ad! I like big butts! I mean, like, J-lo's booty is small in my book!

Micgar said...

uhh hard to tell-with all the white and that apron thing on. It coulda been "wide with no glide" I don't know..sounds like I have issues!!

Puff Matty said...

yeah, I've debated this one for a while and the consensus is....yes she can stroll up and down my Matt aisle. I find her cute enuff.

But in one of the commercials there IS a shot of her but and its a bit misshapen like one of those plastic easter eggs tht somehow was left on your dashboards on a hot, sunny day.....

Metallman said...

Hey there. I say she's a cutie. Something about her is attractive and I'm with Micgar, because of Mr. New Dilemma, I'm going to have to check that out that booty the next time she's on my TV.

Ruth said...

Yeah she's cute but the ads are a bit annoying---worse than the Geico "your money is watching you" ads? No, but still.......

Is it just my screen or is your font color too close to your background color to be legible? I have to highlight things to read them.

Sandy said...

Her stand up utube is horrible, good for her going forward with the commercial. I love the commercials, I think she's quite good in them.

She reminds me of the goth lab person on NCIS...whom I also like.
Sandy

OM said...

Mr., I had to check it out for myself. You might have a point. They should have consulted you before using an all-white outfit.

Micgar, see, I think the butt issue wasn't that it was big, but that it was indistinguishable. And if you go frame-by-frame, like I just did, it looks like she's about to scratch it. The YouTubers commenters mention Dave's anti-Asian attitude, but they neglect the butt issue.

Matty, "Matt Aisle." Good one.

Metallman, we're getting somewhere. She is a cutie. But why so much makeup? And why all-white? Where's Teh Butt?

Ruth, man, those Geico ads are so horrible... I never thought they could have put out anything more annoying than the Cockney lizard, and then they do that... And thanks for the tip. I was away for a couple of weeks and didn't realize I was unreadable. Hope it works now.

Sandy, thanks. She's the opposite of the Geico commercials, which look cute at first but then make you violently angry. At first, she was annoying, but then it was just the commercial that was annoying, while she came out as a cutie trapped in an annoying commercial. But what happened to your blog?

Anonymous said...

At first, the ads were tolerable. Now they irritate the ever living crap out of me. I think it's her voice, or maybe knowing who owns the company. Not sure which. Please, teach her to sign.

OM said...

Or maybe it's just time for her to go the way of the caveman: Get a sitcom and disappear after one episode?

I do think there's a place for her somewhere. Unlike the FreeCreditReport guy, who should simply go away, she will find the role that fits her (which is not yet another Progressive ad).

Anonymous said...

I didn't much care for the ads or her until I saw the one about her motorcycle. Now, everytime I see it I get a big kick out of it. She is so good in the commercial that I think I'm is love.

OM said...

Anon., I don't know how I feel about the one with the motorcycle. I think I feel betrayed. What does he have that I don't?

A motorcycle, I guess.

Anonymous said...

i love her :)

OM said...

But do you love her enough to buy car insurance from her?

Anonymous said...

the stand-up video was bad. she had fear in her eyes and it seemed a bit forced.

Anonymous said...

OMG, those are the most annoying commercials and ads, so overdone and obnoxious. I would never by Progressive Ins. because of these ads. Give us a break, do they think we are idiots and that we can be coerced to change ins. because of these ads?

OM said...

I actually tried the comparing prices tool they advertise, but it gave me such an outrageous estimate for competitors that I have to believe either it's a scam or they miscalculate other companies' estimates. But as soon as I did it, my original insurance company (GEICO) reduced my premiums, so maybe they have a way of knowing I checked Progressive's (and other companies') prices? And after all this time, she's still not annoying me!

Anonymous said...

Flo is a WONDERFUL idea she is happy, funny, very relateable, and the add company did a gteat job casting maggie as there front girl.

When I ask any one i know "what's that dark haired girls name in the insurance commercial" ?
the answer is "oh the progressive add? her name is Flo"
So there you go we love the commercials.

OM said...

I can't argue with that. Didn't make me want to name my newborn Flo, though. Thank God.

Anonymous said...

OMG I find her face and actions so sexy and appealing in the Progressive commercials. I'd eat her like an ice cream... Mmmm
I would switch to Progressive insurance because of her...

Frank Fredenburg said...

I agree there is something attractive about her. I don't know for sure what it is. Maybe her bubbly personality. She sure is a cutie! I also like that lady on the lost series, Evangeline Lilly!

Anonymous said...

Claire July 2010
Flo is great and I love the commercials. She had a bubbly personality and some great lines.Commpared to some of the commercials today she wins hands down in my book.

Anonymous said...

flo

Anonymous said...

She is beyond obnoxious. I can't find the mute button fast enough when the Progressive ad airs. I don't know anyone who likes her or the horribly misguided campaign. It's bad advertising. I wouldn't even think about buying a policy from Progressive. Her character makes me shudder.

Anonymous said...

She looks like a prostitute with that horrible make up!! Can't stand those Progressive retard ads.

AllTheBS said...

I'm with you about the makeup. But her normal look is actually pretty cute.

Anonymous said...

broom her. she is disgusting. i turn her of as soon as she comes on the screen. total overkill: she is everyplace.

Anonymous said...

Here it is June 30th at 11:59PM and I heard for the umteenth time one of those irritating commercials. I got to the point I entered into google how irritating the Progressive commercials are and found this site where others share the same thoughts. I had just sent a text to my daughter minutes ago and I said "If al Queida needed to torture me, a pit of snakes would not work as well as Flo and her Progressive Insurance advertisements. I wonder how much they paid a marketing firm to produce these and what executive imbecile approved them? If a marketing firm came forth with such idiocy I would have politely escorted them off the property. ...and some of these posts say she is cute?....the end of the world must surely be near

Anonymous said...

What a sad, pathetic loser the previous poster is. "June 30th, 11:59PM..." sounds about right. He/she/it was up at midnight, probably in the basement per usual, stalking and hating on successful people like Stephanie Courtney. "If al Queida needed to torture me..." learn to verify the correct spelling of words before you post, loser. And I doubt you have to worry about an ad executive approaching you with a campaign. Perhaps one might approach you with a fast food order at whatever drive through you work at, but that would be the only reason. Get a life you pathetic turd!

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