The Men of VS, aka "Victor/Victoria's Secret Card"

[SunriseEarth]

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@injustifiiable wrote:

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@luvmyzoebarry wrote:

How long does it take for the card to arrive in the mail?  I was approved with an initial limit of $250 using the shopping cart trick, but haven't received my card yet.  I applied and was accepted on 8/27/13.

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I think mine took a week or so.

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I did the shopping cart trick on 8/24 and got my card on Friday (9/6).  

[SunriseEarth]

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@luvmyzoebarry wrote:

How long does it take for the card to arrive in the mail?  I was approved with an initial limit of $250 using the shopping cart trick, but haven't received my card yet.  I applied and was accepted on 8/27/13.

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Congrats on the new TL, BTW!

[SunriseEarth]

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@injustifiiable wrote:

I'm a guy with a VS card. Was pre-approved via the trick for $500. I mainly got it because I knew I could use it at Bath and Body Works. There is one cologne I like at VS (Very Sexy 2 for Men) so I'll use it to buy that too.

Tried for CLI a few times and wasn't able to get one.

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The colognes are surprisingly good.  I think I'll be getting the Platinum one when my Kenneth Cole Reaction runs out (they're very similar).

How long have you had the card?  I've heard anywhere from 6-9 months for the initial CLI for VS.

[luvmyzoebarry]

Yeah!  My card came in the mail today!!!

[FinStar]

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@SunriseEarth wrote:

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@FinStar wrote:

I'm a guy and have this card as well... current CL is $3K.  Used for gifts, BBW, etc., and have had the card back when it was issued by LCS/WFNNB and known as the Limited Fashion Group Tri-card (LFG) where it could be used at BBW, VS and The Limited... eventually converted to VS.

AFAIK, usually any new accounts with EXP, VS, The Buckle, etc., it has to be open for about 9 months before it can be reviewed or manually request for a CLI (YEMV though).  J. Crew and others can usually CLI before the 9 month mark.

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That's a pretty decent limit.  What was your starting limit?

Pre-BK, I had a Structure card.  Since Express and Structure (now Express for Men) were all under The Limited at the time, I could use that card at those stores and B&BW.

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My starting CL with them was $1k when I got approved.

Oh yes, how I miss those times...also, if you had the EXP card, you could use it for Structure & B&BW.  The VS card was also accepted at Cacique when The Limited owned that franchise as well.  We used to have Henri Bendel here many moons ago... sadly, no longer the same store.

[SunriseEarth]

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@luvmyzoebarry wrote:

Yeah!  My card came in the mail today!!!

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Congrats!  It's very sparkly, isn't it?

[SunriseEarth]

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@FinStar wrote:

Oh yes, how I miss those times...also, if you had the EXP card, you could use it for Structure & B&BW.  The VS card was also accepted at Cacique when The Limited owned that franchise as well.  We used to have Henri Bendel here many moons ago... sadly, no longer the same store.

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I wish the VS Card could be used online at BB&W and C.O. Bigelow.    But yes, any of the Limited cards were quite versatile in their day.

I do love using store cards at unique places.  I actually really get a kick out of using my JCP card at CVS and Rite Aid.  

[JSS3]

VS is fast! I haven't even received my card yet and they've already shown up on CK. Apparently they reported the same day I applied. Thanks VS for the extra credit and zero balance! 

[SunriseEarth]

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@JSS3 wrote:

VS is fast! I haven't even received my card yet and they've already shown up on CK. Apparently they reported the same day I applied. Thanks VS for the extra credit and zero balance! 

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That's odd.  Mine hasn't reported yet.  Hmmm...

[JSS3]

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@SunriseEarth wrote:

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@JSS3 wrote:

VS is fast! I haven't even received my card yet and they've already shown up on CK. Apparently they reported the same day I applied. Thanks VS for the extra credit and zero balance! 

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That's odd.  Mine hasn't reported yet.  Hmmm...

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It'll show up under this:

For reference I opened this 3 days ago on 9-7-13(I think lol).

If VS doesn't have a standard policy of reporting once opened, then I'm *thinking*, my statement closement date falls on the 7th? Could that be why and not so much when I applied?