Monday, August 08, 2005

BACK FROM VACATION...

Back from vacation in Northern Michigan. Had to post about a television commercial for a law firm I saw while I was up there. The setting is obviously some insurance company. Some guy, obviously supposed to be an adjuster, walks into his supervisor's office. The first thing that drew my attention was the toupee on the adjuster. Worst piece I have ever seen. Looked like the guy had a dozing possum on his head. I don't know if it was a subtle slam at insurance adjusters(hopefully so) or nobody had the decency to yank the guy's rug...In any event, adjuster says something to supervisor about a new claim, bad injuries, lots of bills. Supervisor, with a sneer, says something about throwing a lowball offer at them. Then the following dialogue: "But they have hired Smith Law Firm[not the real name of course]...." The supervisor quickly looks up, and after a dramatic pause says: "This is going to cost us a lot of money." Cheesy? Maybe. But lots of consumers will remember the line about "...lots of money." Bet the firm gets a good bit of business from that commercial.