Schedule Stop Shop is a commercial when a man tries to buy her female underwear for his wife but gets stuck with the closed store in darkness. After the GEICO Slogan is Heard, he asks if this underwear "comes in beige".
Aired[]
- Commercial First Aired: November 6, 1996
- Commercial Last Aired: June 4, 2001
Voice Roles[]
- Voice of VO as Andrew Anthony
Transcript[]
(Scene: Shopping Mall - A man is holding his woman's dress. People take escalators, music playing in the background and mannequins wearing models.)
Man: I think my wife will like this.
Shopping Woman: I'm sorry sir, but we're closing!
Man: Uh, yeah but I just wanted to know that--
(SFX: Record Scratch)
(Scene Montage: A hand taking the key out of the keyboard, a computer screen vanishes, all the escalators stopped moving, all security cameras disappear in a flash ever forgotten the last security camera screen what had vanished. Lights going out to darkness, garage doors closing each other, a security officer closing the gates, and a hand protecting a lock.)
VO: Why shop around someone else's schedule? With complete 24 hour-service, GEICO lets you buy car insurance... anytime.
(Cut to: GEICO Direct/GEICO logo)
(Phone: 1-800-947-AUTO)
(URL: www.GEICO.com)
(Text: The Sensible Alternative)
VO: Buy directly over the phone, and you could save fifteen percent or more. GEICO Direct, a better way to buy car insurance.
(Cut back to: Shopping Mall - The lights are now darkness.)
Man: Does this come in beige?
Links[]
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPOz5NrYT-M [in 6:24 trademark] (Phone: 1 (800) 555-2757)
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU3f8UYc4UE [in 4:09 trademark] (Phone: 1 (800) 555-9125)
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- This is the second time the announcer says "A Better Way to Buy Car Insurance" at the end of the commercial. However; the slogan's a bit different.
- In 1996 of December, it is seen playing in GEICO’s video library website.
- In 2001 of GEICO Direct's website, the video library of the ad stopped working.
- The theme of the GEICO tune is played with suspense.