I don’t know where I lost my bank card. It seems like I remember forgetting to pull it out of the POS kiosk. Clarks tend to ask extraneous questions, often several in a row. There are times when I get immersed in a verbal tennis match, preferably a witty or humorous one.

I’m back at Arvest due to convenience. Yes, there were horrible experiences several years ago. Even when I opened this account, they mailed the first two cards to an address I hadn’t resided at in almost 10 years. It wasn’t an auspicious start. But it IS a good story.

I digitally locked my card yesterday when I realized I didn’t have it. I then called the help number expecting weird customer service. The lady taking my call was anything but boring.

It got interesting when she asked whether I would like a normal or decorative card. Of course I laughed. “If you only knew!” I said.

“How about you surprise me with one you like.”

There was a pause, and then she told me a personal story about how her husband refused to use the card she obtained for him. He replaced it with a boring normal one.

Despite her years of service, no one had ever asked her to pick one for them.

It tickled her.

I could literally get any type of card in the mail in a few days, which is amusing.

And now the bank employee has a first she’ll probably tell her husband about.

She should order him a new frilly, colorful one and put it in his wallet without asking.

I have a feeling he needs more flavor and color.

Based on my experience, almost everyone does.

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