Capital One very kindly invited me to a pub in London to join them for a round table discussion recently. One thing I learnt is that all such meetings should be held in a pub and that alcohol is a great conversation starter, even if my pint was nothing more than diet coke.
After an afternoon spent discussing credit, savings and the importance of responsible spending, a sensible person would have taken time to digest this financial knowledge and apply it to their own situation.
But I am not a sensible person so I spent the rest of the day clothes shopping in London.
Obviously I’m not going to travel to a location near Oxford Street and not wander into Selfridges, Mango and Gap. Where’s the fun in that? And it’s nearly autumn, which means a new wardrobe, obviously.
The purpose of the trip, and indeed this post, was to be introduced to their Credit Made Clearer campaign which is designed to offer financial education in the areas of credit cards, holiday travel and shopping online, to name just a few topics. The emphasis is on responsibility and understanding the financial markets. They are not simply telling you to sign up to their credit card here, so all credit to them.
What I took from the meeting, more than anything else, was the fact that Capital One were genuinely interested in our views about how they could promote the campaign and listened carefully to what we had to say. Our ideas were taken seriously and I felt as if all our contributions were valued.
Of course I should draw your attention to the Credit Made Clearer You Tube channel, but whether you bank with Capital One or not, I can state for the record that they were genuinely nice people.
Capital One paid for me to attend the event and covered my travel expenses. I didn't spend it all at once.
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