Macy's Backdate??

[Anonymous]

I found out that I was approved this morning for a Macy's card.  When I called into the automated line it made reference to a date in 1989.  My dh had a Macy's in the 80's and I assumed I was only an AU at that time.  Does this mean they found me in their system from that far back and it will backdate to 1987?  I actually hope so, for AAoA sake!

[gdale6]

I have never heard of Macys backdating.

[Anonymous]

If thats true, that is awesome!! 

[FinStar]

---

@gdale6 wrote:

I have never heard of Macys backdating.

---

Same here.  However, if any future CRA reports confirm or correlate to the earlier time period, then there's your answer!

[chalupaman]

---

@Anonymous wrote:

I found out that I was approved this morning for a Macy's card.  When I called into the automated line it made reference to a date in 1989.  My dh had a Macy's in the 80's and I assumed I was only an AU at that time.  Does this mean they found me in their system from that far back and it will backdate to 1987?  I actually hope so, for AAoA sake!

---

You never know. That would be pretty exciting if they actually did that. 

[App_Addict]

Good luck with the backdate, but I have NEVER heard anyone ever say they had success with that happinging.  Always a first! 

[Anonymous]

---

@App_Addict wrote:

Good luck with the backdate, but I have NEVER heard anyone ever say they had success with that happinging.  Always a first! 

---

Just wondering is all.  Seemed kind of strange when I received that from the automated call.  It would be nice though!

[Saleen099]

---

@Anonymous wrote:

I found out that I was approved this morning for a Macy's card.  When I called into the automated line it made reference to a date in 1989.  My dh had a Macy's in the 80's and I assumed I was only an AU at that time.  Does this mean they found me in their system from that far back and it will backdate to 1987?  I actually hope so, for AAoA sake!

---

When I called into the automated line It said my last date was Dec 1989. 

[Anonymous]

Any update on this? 

I had a Macy's account that was opened in 2002. I think it was probably closed around 2007 or 8. I called today to ask about re-opening. I was orignally told no, just reapply. I said if that was the case, I'd just keep using my own Visa/MC/AmEx there because I'm not interested in having a new account on my credit report. I asked if I needed to reapply just to get new info from me and pull my credit, or if it would be a brand new account. I was told the later. Then I was told I'd be transferred to someone in "Authorizations". Then the orginal person came back on and said she could transfer me, but she talked to them and confirmed that I had to reapply. 

I once again said that I may choose to get my credit pulled if it meant I got to re-open my old account, but I wasn't interested in a new account. Thanks, have a good day. 

I figured I'd checkout back door numbers. Then I found this. 

Maybe I'm asking the wrong question. Maybe I don't care if they OPEN my old account, maybe I just want the start date to be my old account. (Thought it'd be good for my AAoA. Heck, if they opened a new account and backdated it, that'd be even better, I'd think. 

Anyhoo, how did this turn out Saleen? 

[Chaselover]

Woww BD to 1987,, I wasnt even born then.