Do these things actually influence you to buy something or just annoy you? They irritate the hell out of me. You can’t even leave the room anymore during the commercials because they crank the volume up and they follow you…. I’ve worn out the mute button on my remote. And are the writers and whoever imbeciles or just hope that we are? Can anyone explain to me what a man purchasing underwear for his wife has to do with car insurance? Is he going to put her panties on his head and have a wreck? They used to make some commercials that were at least funny…. what happened?