topic Re: Manager Recon At Sam’s Club in Credit Card Approvals

Manager Recon At Sam’s Club

TattnallTrio — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 01:35:32 GMT

I had something great happen today! I joined Sam's and the manager Allison was at the customer service desk. She asked me if I wanted to save $45 and get a Sam's Card. I told her no, I had one before and it was closed. She told me they're doing things differently. I gave in and unlocked my credit reports on my phone while she filled out the application on an iPad. She offered and wanted to fill it out. Anyway, it was declined as I knew it. But she called a number and talked to somebody with an Indian Accent, and they talked to me. Then they transferred us. And same thing, she identified herself as a manager of the Sioux Falls club and they asked me a few questions and to

talk back with her. She turned around so I couldn't hear everything being said but it sounds like she was getting me pushed through. Then they asked to talk to me and send a text message. Bam! I was approved for $500! I took down the number that she called off the phone 800-462-2996. She told me they need all the applications for credit that they can get! And for me to send my friends to her! I guess this works at any store? I have high utilization, several inquiries and a past bankruptcy... I'm not complaining!

Re: Manager Recon At Sam’s Club

M_Smart007 — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 01:40:11 GMT

Congrats! ..

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AllZero — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 01:49:39 GMT

Congratulations on your approval! That's a great reconsideration.

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CreditAggie — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 02:13:00 GMT

Congratulations on your Sam's Club approval!

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gdale6 — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 13:00:57 GMT

Interesting approval, grats on getting your foot in the door

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Anonymous — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 15:16:38 GMT

Congratulations on the recon !

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TSlop — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 16:33:31 GMT

Congrats on your approval!

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Anonymous — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 16:37:04 GMT

That is great news! Thanks for sharing your awesome recon experience!!

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Creditaddict — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 16:58:28 GMT

Congrats but I assume it went to a hold/verification.

Sync still does not do decline recon on apps but verification is quite often with text message. still all handled by the computer system that someone is typing into.

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sxa001 — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 19:08:42 GMT

Congratulations OP on the approval/reconn. It is a foot in the door and if you shop at Sam's it is a good card to have!

I worked at Wal-Mart in college 12+ years ago and one of the jobs they gave me was to work the credit card booth and try to get apps from people in exchange for things like 2 liter sodas just for apping. They have pretty strict quotas and I have always had mixed opinons about it but that is a topic for a different thread.

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cashorcharge — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 19:14:55 GMT

Congratulations on your recon approval!

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UH_HUH — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 23:59:33 GMT

500 reasons to be a little happier :-)

Enjoy your new credit card

and thank your for posting about it :-)

Cheers

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zerofire — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 00:31:00 GMT

Congratulations on your new found liquidity!

As cheesy as it might be sometimes management at stores will go to bat on behalf of any customer that has a brain and asks for reasonable things. The customers that are insane and ask for half the world are the ones that drive the managers bananas so they prefer the easier ones. In your case it was just a manager for Sam's Club which is a subsidiary of Walmart talking down to their contractor Synchrony Bank to help a customer out. Synchrony Bank has already ticked off Walmart themselves so I am fairly certain that the Sams Club account is now their saving grace. Overall I would say Allison seams like she at least tried to make it work to your benefit and you might be able to talk about any other hiccup at that location you have with her.

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Meanmchine — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 01:39:31 GMT

Congrats on your new Sams Club card