I have been in the garden for the last couple of months. The only thing I have app'd for is PSECU - and was approved.
That was for FICO Score! 
Ray
this sucks...i've been gardening and at the same time have my BBRZ cc to update my history on my credit reports. and they keep telling me the same thing...that they update credit files each month. and i keep asking them that if they do...why does it still show on all 3 credit reports that the last time my credit report was updated was for the month of March? im frustrated because my cap one card updated that i have no balance and now im showing on EX that my revolving available credit for my credit cards is at 70%. if BBRZ would just freakin' update my report it would show that i would have almost 100% available both cards. not 100% because after i paid off the balances because i charged small stuffs (about $65 on both cards). im pretty sure if they just report that i have a very minimal balance (and i now plan on keeping it that way) that i can pay off each month, it would help my score. but they just keep saying they update each month and credit bureaus can take up to 60 days to update! why am i not believing them? 
@llecs wrote:My name is llecs and I am an app addict. It has been 3 months, 17 days, 14 hours, and 32 minutes since my last app.
BTW, if we are gardening, what are the weeds? Would apping for more CCs help crowd out those weeds, like drinking more would help my alcohol addiction? (looking for justification to hit the trigger...DW just got a new Amex preapproval and it is legit).
Sometimes I can't tell if this is the Garden Club or Appaholics Annonymous, LOL!!!!! 
Current Scores: EQ 775 (03/04/2014), EX 756 (03/01/2014), TU 760 (03/01/2014)
Ruby Spade Garden Club Member - Last App: 03/04/2013 - No apps until 2014
Cards: Cap1 Venture 6.4k, Cap1 Quicksilver MC 1.75k, BankAmericard 1-2-3 Visa Signature - UCF Alumni Association 5k, Discover 7k, Citi Diamond Preferred MC 10.35k, Wells Fargo Rewards Visa 7k, Chase Freedom 5k, Chase Ink 7.5k, Amex Green NPSL, Dillard's Amex 7.5k, JC Penney 7.5k, Kay Jeweler's 5.1k
Gardening is very boring...but it's a must. I've added 4 new CCs within the L2 months (Dillards Amex, BB Store, Priceline Rewards, Amex SPG) and it's time to garden to let the inquiries fall off. I took a nice hit to my Fico but will bounce back after 1yr of time. So...gardening is the only option.
Already, I am thinking about another card in 1yr and that is a Continental One Pass Plus. In the meantime, I need to garden these following CCs and will request a CLI in 6 months of due time from each card. 
Chase Freedom
Chase Freedom Exclusives
Priceline Rewards Visa
Amex SPG
Dillards Amex
BB Store CC
Shell Gas Card
1 installment loan with a balance of $5K from the initial balance of $25K. Perfect payment history and no lates on this installment.
I am at 35% UTIL and working my way of getting that down to less than 10% on all my revolving CL in the next 6 months, than ask for a CLI across all my CCs. It's pointless to app for any new CCs now with my current credit situation and 35% util. I'll be wasting a hard IQ. I am pretty happy where I am at in terms of CL and CCs that are available to me.
Tinuviel -- Thanks for the info -- very insightful. Very much like yourself, I'm a member of the "Cards Gone Wild" club from more than 20 years ago. The AmEx green was my first credit card -- I was 18 years-old. By age 19 -- it has crashed and burned. Mine was only a few hundred, as well.
Fast forward to today, my credit is great now (I'm a lot more responsible, of course) -- and I get AmEx offers in the mail routinely. So, I'm wondering if I should apply, as I would really benefit from the backdating (1989 or 90, I believe).
I feel as though I would be approved, but just wanting to get my ducks in a row before pulling the trigger. I just received a $20,000 NFCU Visa and am wanting to let that marinate for a bit before apping AmEx. I've also heard that it is more advantageous to one's AAoAs to app AmEx in January -- so I may wait until then.
Starting Score January 1, 2010: 640It is really nice to get the back-date!
I had my first AMEX Green in 1979. Closed it in about 1985 - tired of paying the AF.
Opened a Zync this year back in March. Took a little doing, but was able to get that card back-dated to 1979. Helped my AAoA by 8 years.
Worth the trouble for sure! When you are ready, go for it!
Ray
I hear you, and congrats. Tear it up!
Yesterday I got 2... a Commerce Bank pre-approval and a Discover More Card pre-approval.
Not doing it. I actually have 2 hard inquiries during the past 2 years from Discover when they denied me for a More card twice.
Too late Discover. Amex was nice to me twice, and so was Chase, you're a little too late to the party.
My frozen CRA accounts will stay on ice!
Oh, and speaking of Amex, yesterday over the phone they agreed to backdate my 4 month old cards to 1985 when I had a Green and an Optima. Third phone call I've made on this over the past 90 days, and finally success. I found an old credit report with the card info on it which helped me make my case.
Lots of gardening activities possible without apping, getting easier.
Now I need to Garden. Since January I applied for the Amex Clear, Amex Blue Cash Preferred, Shell (regret this one and wouldn't have done it if the Blue Cash Preferred was already out!) and Citi. December 1st, or so, I plan on trying for CLIs. I'm really resisting the urge to app despite receiving Discover preapprovals. All my baddies should be off within a few months.
How can we make gardening fun?
Starting Score: 648