Satya's blog - Capital One account closed

I've had a Capital One Visa credit card account for a while now, and I hardly ever use it. They keep sending me sleazy stuff like cash advance checks, but that's not why I closed the account -- I closed it because I don't use it.

Unexpectedly, it was relatively easy to close -- called the number, got through a couple of straightforward phone menus, talked to customer service who only bugged me a little bit about why I want to close it, which is reasonable. Then they read me my rights (too fast and mumbled) and said the account would be closed in two billing cycles. Cool.