Yelping Can be This Comfortable

i missed a real good Unilocaler elite event on this one\
\sorry folks!

Unilocaling can seriously be this comfortable ^_^
Thank you Kris for yet another successful Unilocal event!
Interesting enough, this time it was held at the TD Canada Trust Help & Advice Centre in Mississauga: D Not your typical event venue, but it was definitely an eye-​opener. This is what a love about Unilocal… so many unexpected surprises, and every event is well thought out :) It was a fun, intimate, and interactive evening… I was practically jumping around during the trivia games while testing out the «Message the Business» feature on our mobile app XD I loved how everyone was in their super intense texting mode hahaha…
Also, would like to thank branch manager, Andrew O. and his team of advisors for their hospitality and introducing us to this new concept — a modern way of banking :) I’m very proud of TD and I’m a proud customer of TD. Keep up the great work!
P. S. The food was catered by Mediterranean Village next door, and they were absolutely fantastic. The owners were very friendly and ensured we had enough to eat. I was so excited to try Mediterranean food. The Baba Ganoush (aka eggplant) dip paired with their pita chips was one of my fave dish that evening. Check them out when you’re in the area: D!

Thanks so much for letting me crash this party.
It was held at a super cool bank… perhaps the coolest bank I’ve ever be in. And it is super cool for the cool, young urban professional. I’m not one… I’m not in the bank’s target demographic at all… but I could totally see loving this concept 15 years ago when I was a super cool yuppie.
Still, I enjoyed the modern décor of the place, the laid back yet professional staff, the fantastic amenities such as sofas, coffee, and charging stations for my gear, and the fact that they have a machine that spits out bills larger than a twenty makes it almost worth the 2-​hour drive to get there. ;-) And the bank manager is super cool too.
I didn’t really know the crowd but sincerely enjoyed watching everyone so excited about and into the trivia game. Great idea and really great prizes! I mean. a tablet and beer!!! Who wouldn’t get all competitive for those!!!
Kris, it was great catching up with you. You are really my favorite CM of all time. There… I said it. It’s official. Sorry Vivek and Alex… I love you both but there’s just something about Mr. U.
And to the folks at the Mediterranean Village… it was soooo sweet of you to make to-​go packs! I had dinner with an old colleague before the event so I was stuffed and totally disappointed that I didn’t get to try the food. It all looked delicious. Imagine my surprise when the foam boxes appeared! I am very grateful to have gotten a little pack with pita chips, hummus, falafel, and tabouleh to take back to my hotel. And even after sitting for hours, it was delish! And I am picky when it comes to falafel! I’m sure it’s even better hot and fresh and you can betch’er bottom dollar that the next time I’m in town I’ll be getting my noms on here!
Top notch event. Top notch.

It was a long day at work but the drive was surprisingly nice to Mississauga. I did my usual nightly routine, got food, a drink, sat back in the sofa, turn on the big screen, listen to some music and checked my email. That’s my idea of comfort, a place I can call home. Unfortunately, I didn’t have keys to TD Canada Trust Help and Advice Center.
I felt that I was «being watched» all night but in the comforts of home it’s kind of like a reality show. I chilled in one of the «living rooms» with an advisor over a Jones soda and discussed credit cards, bank apps, online banking and the tasty garlic sauce from next door Mediterranean Village. I was advised not to eat garlic sauce before meeting others. Excellent advice! A true professional, offering more than simply banking advice.
Do you know how I know this is no ordinary bank? It’s more high tech than I am, with the branch manager having Facebook, Twitter, Unilocal accounts and all those nerdy social stuff. Even the ATM, and Money-​depositer Cheque-​inserter thingamajig looks nifty with big buttons and slots. Teller-​less is definitely my kind of thing being one of those people that goes to banks once a month and goes to a teller once a year, I’m glad TD Canada Trust is listening to it’s clientele and adapting to trends.

Thank you Kris for another amazing event! This is the first ever Unilocal bank event and I am impressed. Everything was spot on– unique venue, great staff and awesome food.
Regarding the venue itself, this isn’t your typical bank with typical tellers… this is more modern and casual, it has a cool ATM that let’s you withdraw bills in different dominations, advisors who are specialized with different offerings and believe or not there are only 3 TD help and advice centers in Canada! And they open till 8pm and since I’m with TD, that definitely deserves extra brownie points!
Thank you Andrew O and his team. they are awesome!
As for the food, Mediterranean House was amazing. Their hummus dip was beyond awesome. It was so tasty and their kebob and chicken shawarma is great. I live around square one and I didn’t even know this place existed. I will definitely be making a visit. The owners are also super friendly.
The trivia game was fun, it really helped us learn about the unique style of this bank. I also enjoyed how we used the ‘message business’ function on our Unilocal apps.
Until the next event! Well done Kris!

There are a lot of firsts here and/​or a lot of unique things about this event.
It was the first event at a bank for GTA sure for Canada, maybe. We were shown a bank that not your conventional bank. It’s a bank with no tellers, only advisors. We learned that the 6 advisors collectively can speak 10 languages and that they specialize in personal lending, investments and new accounts.
We were introduced to a machine that takes all your change en masse and can directly deposit it to your account. We saw an ATM that can give you your cash withdrawal in the denominations that you want. Want 100 bucks in 5 dollar bills? It can be that easy.
We got to see the first ever brew made for Unilocal.Great Lakes Brewing made a special Indian pale ale just for Unilocal GTA called Yel-​P-​A. and although we couldn’t consume that drink in the bank we were offered a myriad selection of Jones soda in copious amounts. The food that was served was very good. We had Mediterranean Village falafel, shawarma, tabbouleh, hummous, salad, basically all your good Med food.
So what was different about this event is that had to use our Unilocal app in order to participate. Some people could have been excluded in a sense that not everybody can use the app (Blackberry) and that would have been me if this was say before the summer.
It was a fun and interactive event that introduced us to what this special TD branch (Advice Centre) are all about while meeting with Andrew Ostos the manager. Andrew and his staff were very helpful and friendly to speak with during the breaks and before the event had begun.
We ended up playing a game where the Unilocal app was used to submit your answers to questions about the business and the first correct answers won a point. The person with the most points ended up winning a Samsung tablet (congratulations Jannies) and 2^nd place was a 6 pack of Yel-​PA.
I can honestly say that I had a lot of fun playing the game with everybody there as it was a fun wait just to see who got the answers right.
Kris hosts diverse events and this was just but another one. Well done and I’m looking forward to the next one that I can attend. Thanks once again.

This was such a neat event! I had a great time, I loved that it was a lot closer to where I live and it started a bit later, which is new and neat!
The staff of TD were so friendly and I actually got some banking advice, who knew?
I had a great time playing the game, even though I knew almost none of the answers but luckily my plus one was paying attention while I chowed down on the delicious grub! I do have to say that the food was my fav, I am a falafel addict and the mediterranean food was such a surprise! I was not expecting all of the salads, meats and pita! But I was so happy to take advantage of the opportunity! I even took some pita chips and hummus home with me and ate them the next day, they were still fantastic! My Dad was happy that I brought home all of that Jones Soda as well :-)
Great event Kris!

I didn’t know what to expect prior to the event just because we never had a Unilocal event at the bank. Kris has once again did an excellent job at making it a really fun event even without alcohol!
All of the staff members were very friendly and welcoming. They had a trivia game where we had to submit our answers to the TD business page. It was a great and interactive way for elite members to learn about TD. The top prize was a Samsung tablet and the Unilocal beer.
I thought the assisted ATM was so innovative and cool! Instead of getting all $ 20s you can choose to get smaller denominations.
Once again, great event Kris and TD!

Great event last night hosted in a unique setting (that I now know more about!) with friendly Unilocalers and delicious eats from Mediterranean Village! I know where I will be going the next time I have bank related questions and also if I want amazing tabouli. Thanks for organizing Kris!

As always, Kris delivered an awesome event! This time, Unilocal GTA partnered with TD Canada Trust Help and Advice Centre to create a memorable night full of conversation, food and pub-​style quizzing (albeit one that was tech savvy).
Quizzers submitted answers to TD-​related questions via the «message the business» function on Unilocal.Well, I certainly realised that my texting skills are not lightning speed! Nevertheless, it was tons of fun, and I certainly learned a lot about TD and what this location has to offer. Advisors were on hand throughout the night to answer questions, which was a great way to learn more about what TD has to offer.
I love that this TD is modern, comfortable and offers a client-​centred approach to banking. Everyone is personable and clearly committed to YOUR needs. You can even follow the branch manager, Andrew, on Twitter (AndrewOstos_​TD)!
The food was yummy, courtesy of Mediterranean Village next door. Check them out! The hummus, tabouli, shawarma and sinfully good pita chips were my top picks.
My curiosity is certainly piqued, and I’m excited to talk further with the great advisors at TD! Pro tip: there’s free parking in the back.

This event was not what I was expecting! Just goes to show that Kris can find just about any location and turn it into a great event!
Having the event at a bank was random, but interesting at the same time. I haven’t been part of the elite squad for long but this was the first time I have been to an event outside of a restaurant-​like atmosphere.
I really like the look and feel of this TD, and as Andrew said, it’s much different from other branches. I have never felt so comfortable and welcomed at a bank, ever. The advisors and branch manager were very easy to talk to and always had smiles. I have always been an RBC guy, as I’ve been with them since I was small, and I work in head office DT. I really hope RBC attemps a similar style of banking.
As for the event itself, seeing the Jones soda reminded me of the good old days (haven’t had since high school!!). My favorite is the blue one. reminds me of the blue freezie). I like the idea of the questionnaire competition, it helped everyone focus and learn a bit about this TD branch. Always helps having a little incentive. Although I didn’t end up winning the tablet, I still had fun.
Great event Kris, as always. Looking forward for the next!

Ummm… yeah Kris, let’s hold an Elite event in a financial institution — you really love to have events anywhere and everywhere eh?
What’s next? A public library? :-)
This was a totally different event in that:
a) It was held at a huge chain retail location
b) it was at a bank
c) No booze.
While for a lot of people, the lack of alcohol would make people antsy, the financial advisors and branch manager Andrew were very accommodating and told us how they were different from other banks and even quizzed us about it! There were prizes of course. One of them being a tablet and the other being Unilocal beer.
In addition, there was enough room for people to sit on plenty of comfy couches while we ate catered food from Mediterranean Village next door. The hummus was really good.
Overall, I really learned a lot from the event and am glad to have a specialized branch so close to home.

This was quite an ingenious pairing as far as Unilocal events go! I wasn’t sure at first ’cause, after all, how much fun can going to the bank be?
(Going to the bank is almost always a chore, whether it be to take out a whack loada $$$ for a car, mortgage, withdrawing money, and maybe getting some US currency when you’re travelling across the border. The probably best situation I can think of is to deposit money and even that isn’t «fun».)
Well, «Yelping Can Be This Comfortable» — a most appropriate name — proved me wrong as banking can not only be comfortable, but it can be fun, interactive, and informative all at the same time!!!
I think the gist of this event was to highlight the existence of this 1-​year old new concept, TD Canada Trust & Advice Centre. And it is truly different from what everyone knows about traditional banking: no tellers, some funky machines that deposit change straight into your account, another one that dispenses whatever denomination you want — not only $ 20s, and an open concept which is like a cross between a lounge/​home office.
Special thanks to branch manager, Andrew O & his smiley staff for staying overtime and hosting this event, Mediterranean Village for providing the yummy eats, & Kris U for bringing this altogether!
Definitely the most I have learned at any bank… and without the boredom! ;)

Unilocaling actually can be this comfortable!!! A great event held by our CM Kris U! If your looking at the pics and wondering if that is a bank… yes. it is a bank… but not the typical bank environment that you would expect. More about that later.
The event was unique because it introduced us Unilocalers to the new direction TD might be going and awesome Mediterranean Food provided by Mediterranean Village (
) located next door to TD). The pita and hummus and tabouli was fresh and tasty and my wife loved the shawarma with the garlic sauce «Toum» We were also treated to Jones Soda (my favorite) and tons of Unilocal swag. Kris and TD bank organized a great trivia game, in which the winners would receive some fabulous prizes! we used the mobile Unilocal app to answer! Soo much fun!
Our location hosts were great, they answered any questions we had about the branch or about the services. This is TD Bank’s new concept of customer service and financial advice. Called the «TD Canada Trust Help and Advice Center» is modern, unique and personal experience that brings more convenience to TD’s customers by offering a teller less service and customized financial planning and saving.
I must admit Kris has got some mad skills hosting an event like this in a venue like this and yet again pulls it off with awesome results! Can’t wait for the next one!

I write this to you with holding a Jones soda and being high on sugar… This event rocked and was totally different then others. I feel awesomely proud on being part of the first bank Unilocal event! Awesome JOB KRIS!!!
The branch in itself is quite different with no tellers and only advisors. The staff was very friendly and bank manager Andrew was just awesome! You can follow Andrew on twitter or send your comment through Unilocal…
The food WOW!!! it was sooooo good. The shawarma meat was so tender and the ladies from Mediterranean Village were very organized in serving us and very friendly in do so. They also pack us to go.
Kris the JONES SODAS WERE AWESOME! another great event my friend.

I’m not rating this based on any prizes I may have won ;) lol but seriously I liked the venue (different from all our other events) being in a bank after hours is just something special. Another plus I bank with TD and never knew this branch and everything it had to offer existed. It was intimate and lots of fun.
A BIG PLUS! The food was really good, meat was juicy even though it was in a warmer and the falafels were nice. I’d definitely go back next door to try their shawarmas next time. I used to drink Jones Sodas every other day when I was a teenager and just loved the accidental throw back Thursday!
The advice center was very nice, modern and comfortable. Everyone that works at that branch is friendly and super chill. I always envied ING for the service and comfort they gave their customers but stayed loyal to TD cause of their accessibility. Now I have the best of both worlds :)
Another great event under the belt Kris! Awesome experience.