State Farm® Insurance Agent Bart Blessing

"We had a great experience with Crystal at State Farm. She made the whole process so easy, was lovely to work with along the way, and helped us to bundle our car insurance which is saving us ~$100 per month. Would highly recommend working with her!"

"Can never get ahold of who actually sets up your policies, non responsive, had an issue with a policy premium and 3 business days later, no one still reached out after leaving a message with the front desk!"

"Crystal was absolutely wonderful to work with! She was incredibly personable, friendly, and genuinely took the time to make sure I understood every step of the process. What could have been a difficult or overwhelming experience was made so much easier thanks to her patience, clarity, and professionalism. I truly appreciated how comfortable and well-informed she made me feel throughout the entire process. Highly recommend Crystal to anyone looking for an agent who truly cares about her clients!"

"Yall should go with Lakendra Campbell she is simply the best"

"Horrible experience from start to finish. Never follow-up on any issues that I try to work with them on. My bill is always increasing. Their excuse, cost of living has gone up so I have to take the brunt of the increase. They claim they've lowered my premium on multiple occasions, but the facts are, I've spent more each year with them over all since the beginning. My bill has never gone down on a premium despite their "records". The final straw for me was adding a new car that my son had purchased and adding him to my insurance. The monthly premium went up $500+. No explanation as to why. I had asked them to either remove or put the basic minim on a car that I had in my possession that was no longer drive-able and I was trying to get rid of it. This was something i had tried to do multiple times but according to "their records" I never responded back saying to go ahead and lower it to minimum or cancel. I finally called State Farm and they stated that my premium actually had gone up on the car I wasn't using, despite them saying they lowered my coverage. The agent on the phone was not associated with the specific agency but State Farm in general and stated she would contact the office and have someone contact me regarding the discrepancies. Never heard anything from them. I finally went with AllState just because now-a-days, seems the only way to get your insurance premiums to stay at a reasonable rate is to switch ever 5 or so years. My driving record was not bad at all either. no accidents, no tickets within the last 5 or 10 years. Safe Driver on my license. yet premiums keep going up and up and up. They are NOT A GOOD NEIGHBOR!

Oh, and also, I emailed them to cancel the policy. They came back and stated some nonsense that really got me angry. Mainly because I was just fed up with them. I sent an email back stating to cancel it! And I cursed in my email! They came back maybe 3 or 4 days later and said they would cancel. But they didn't leave it at that. They had to try to tell me I was wrong about everything I stated in my experience with them. They never once reached out to me about this on the phone or text or email other than when I came to them about this. They are not accountable for their own actions and it was clear to me from their rebuttal on my complaints. Then their manager, Benjamin Aliff, writes back to me stating that if I wanted insurance from State Farm again not to use their agency! AS IF I WAS GOING TO!?!?! What kind of ego does a manager have to have to tell me that after me getting so angry with them and them getting offended over my anger towards their service! That's literally what this was about. Benjamin, don't worry there bud, I don't ever want to use Bart Blessings agency ever again nor will I ever recommend anyone use that agency. What kind of brain thinks that I would after how you all treated me as a customer throughout my time with your agency? Seriously Ben? Why would you think it was necessary to tell me that?

I'm done ranting on this business. Sorry folks, but this one angered me so much I had to post a review to warn others. Hopefully others haven't had the same experience.

Update: says that the business replied to my review and I saw the preview in my email notification but I don’t see the reply here on my review. Did they take down the reply?"

"I received a notification via email on our Homeowners Policy and we had some questions regarding the adjustments. We called the Lakeland office on Hwy 98 to set up an appointment to review the changes.
We met with Crystal Babb to walk through the questions we had regarding our policy.
She was very attentive, thorough and explained the questions that we had for her.
We also discussed items that we could adjust to offset our Premiums on our bundled policy.
She is very trustworthy and listened well and we walked away with confidence that she had our best interests at hand.
We would highly recommend her to anyone in the Lakeland-Bartow area or surrounding areas.
It is very difficult to earn our trust however Crystal passed with flying colors."

"I was very impressed by the service and information provided by Crystal. She helped me with all of my questions (and anxieties) pertaining to the automotive policies. She’s super sweet and so encouraging! Thank you for hiring great people to work for your company!!"

"I had the pleasure of having Crystal assist me today with getting new car insurance and renters insurance. She saved me more than $200 a month! I’m super thankful for her knowledge, speed, and overall friendliness. 10/10 service will be recommending her to everyone I know!"

"Great place, Crystal was very attentive and friendly. We went to her for our home insurance and she helped us with great knowledge and kindness. I recommend you go to her no matter what."

"Crystal Babb was very helpful and informative and was very patient with me since I don't know much about this stuff"

"Recieved an auto insurance quote from them online through state farms website. An agent named Gary reached out to me and asked for my drivers license, then confirmed the quote was accurate (actually slightly less). When I decided to move forward with the quote 2 days later, they tried to nearly double my quoted $211 / month price to $343 / month. Agent could not provide rationale for this and ghosted me. Very strange experience to say the least."

"Vivian is wonderful"

"I'm feeling Blessed having found my new competitive auto quote with State Farm. Working with Drayke was so easy, efficient, and cost effective. No hidden fees or addl fee for credit card payments. Thank you Bart and Drayke!"

"I love state farm! Everything you need in one place. The agents are kind and knowledgeable. I have been working with Brandon Smith for awhile and I could not be in better hands as a customer. He always takes the time to explain and try to get me the most for my money. He always asks after my family and how I'm doing. The customer service is absolutely hands down the best. Thanks for all you do brandon."

"Michael Butler has been amazing to work with! He is always quick to help with policy changes and even reaches out when we qualify for a better rate. My wife and I travel frequently for work, so being able to simply text our agent with questions or updates is incredibly convenient. Excellent customer service and an all-around great experience. Highly recommend!"

"They are not good in responding to the calls and emails. Even when I needed roadside assistance with a flat tire on weekday business hours, I was not able to get them or State farm to help me."

"Gauge was more than helpful with my car insurance saved me money gauge is awesome"

"As a State Farm Customer for over 10 years in Queens , New York and a Homeowner in Wesley Chapel Florida I wanted to stop by this office and get a quote on my home insurance since the current policy kept going up and up every year. I had the great pleasure of meeting Brandon Smith who was very friendly ,courteous and professional. He looked over my current policy and was able to offer me a better policy with much more coverage and most of all over $1500+ less than what I was paying with my current policy. He took the time to explained and compare policies and I could not be more satisfied with the expertise and professionalism that I have received from Brandon Smith. I know this office will be my go to office when I am in Florida. If you need to contact a State Farm office in the Tampa area specially in Wesley Chapel this is the office to visit and Brandon Smith is the agent to go to. He is Highly Recommended. Thank you so much Brandon for saving me so much on my homeowners Insurance."

"I spoke with Lawson. He was very professional & nice. I'm now saving over $200 for a six month policy. THANK YOU!! It helps when we can save money, especially when we live on a fixed income & everything goes up in price but our pay!!"

"Very effective, continued follow up, always ensuring that the customer needs were met as well as providing the perfect insurance coverage for the customers vehicles while also being affordable. I give a five star overall and recommend them to Anyone seeking affordable Motor vehicle insurance."

"Thanks Lakendra Campbell for helping me . I love your personality."

"I have had Bart Blessing state farm in Ocala for 19 years- recently added a vehicle in November and what a fiasco ! I had called several times over the last couple weeks to straighten out this mess - I was so frustrated I chose to call a different Bart Blessing office to see if someone could look at my account and figure out what was going on with the billing - Veronica was able to take the time & explain what was done in the account and the details in which the changes were made and what the cause was. This isn’t a review to necessarily throw the Ocala office any shade but the absolute frustration when dealing with multiple people not being assigned to a particular person in the office and speaking to someone new every time who doesn’t exactly fix the problem or explain what happened like Veronica did- thank you for taking the time !"

"My agent is Lawson constable. He was excellent, very professional always happy. And he was able to save me money and give me more insurance coverage! I’m happy with that and my lower price!"

"This guy saved me hundreds, gotta love it."

"Alyssa was so amazing and did such a great job!"