Anyone who knows me knows that I’m not a timely person.

Even in higher-stakes situations like flights, my time blindness is hard to overcome. (I’ve definitely gotten to the airport 45 minutes before takeoff on at least one occasion before.)

So when I showed up at LaGuardia Airport last week, three and a half hours early for my flight home to Chicago, it was a first-time experience for me. However, it wasn’t entirely out of character — because another thing about me is that I love a good deal.

In this case, the good deal was getting my money’s worth at the new Capital One Landing that opened in February.

Here’s how I got access to it, and how I…