topic Re: Comenity & Synchrony luv buttons - how often? in Credit Card Applications

Comenity & Synchrony luv buttons - how often?

DJRobbieD — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 13:10:34 GMT

How often do Comenity & Synchrony handout SP CLIs using the luv button? I've looked through the forum and I can't seem to nail down a pattern for either...

Re: Comenity & Synchrony luv buttons - how often?

PutThatMoneyOnTheTable — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 13:24:45 GMT

For Comenity, it depends on which store card, previous threads suggest every 4 months for the BJ's Perks Card.

Generally 3-6 months is customary for all cards.

I think with Synch you can hit the luv button every month (I could be wrong)

@DJRobbieD wrote:
How often do Comenity & Synchrony handout SP CLIs using the luv button? I've looked through the forum and I can't seem to nail down a pattern for either...

Re: Comenity & Synchrony luv buttons - how often?

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 13:50:18 GMT

Comenity - it’s going to be some unknown minimum, adjusted based on your spend and profile. Lately I’ve been on a two-month interval for the two I’ve had for over a year (VS and Wayfair). I got Overstock a few weeks ago and once it showed up and I made my online access, I got a 3x CLI via luv button. Others are different. You’ll have to just try them, and keep track of your increase dates to try and dope out a pattern.

Synch seems a little more set, with most cards on a 3-4 month interval that I’ve seen. I imagine the Marvel card, being their top card, isn’t as frequent. I’ve hit on Lowe’s twice on the three-month pattern.

Re: Comenity & Synchrony luv buttons - how often?

J-F168 — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 14:58:38 GMT

For me:

Comenity (store) every 1-2 month(s) vs/mc every 4 months

Synchrony store/vs/mc between 2 to 12 months lol. I would say every 4-6mo on average.

My Cathay Pacific was approved for 5k and received just $37 increase few months back and nothing yet

Re: Comenity & Synchrony luv buttons - how often?

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 15:01:51 GMT

My Sync store cards are all on 3 month schedules.

I haven't succeeded in getting an increase on PayPal but I did start at $8K and my credit seeking has been pretty absurd.

Re: Comenity & Synchrony luv buttons - how often?

devilnic — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 15:23:23 GMT

I just received one in August with amazon Synchrony for 1500 more. Then this morning I hit it again and bam another 1,500!

Overstock Received one as well in august for 550 more. Then this morning I hit it again and bam another 800!

My overstock has a $0 balance and my amazon has a 500 dollar balance if that helps. Also, I try every month for both cards. So it looks to be every 3 months they give.

Re: Comenity & Synchrony luv buttons - how often?

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 20:44:04 GMT

Every 2 months for Comenity for me. (store cards)

So far Synch says no soup for me. I'm at 5 months on Rakuten (Visa) and nothing. It may be one of the 6 month cards. I'll know in few weeks.

Re: Comenity & Synchrony luv buttons - how often?

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 22:42:06 GMT

No Comenity LUV button tonight folks... Someone broke it. Thoughts and prayers...

Re: Comenity & Synchrony luv buttons - how often?

zerofire — Sat, 02 Nov 2019 03:45:31 GMT

With Comenity it depends on who the co-brand is and how lenient that brand is. Generally they are a few as 2mo or as much as 5mo.

With Synchrony it still depends on the co-brand but most agree to listen to Synchrony at 3-4mo. Usually it is 3 statements.

Re: Comenity & Synchrony luv buttons - how often?

Gotham- — Sat, 02 Nov 2019 08:36:34 GMT

Comenity and Synchrony the Twins of Luv Buttons
It’s truly dependent on which cards you have

I have to agree the button should be Bat Attack every 90 days to 6months!!! Especially when it’s a SP.

Keep track of the Luv rinse and repeat

Re: Comenity & Synchrony luv buttons - how often?

zerofire — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 21:36:36 GMT

Now that you mention it I think it is that time again to play whack-a-lender and see what prize falls out.

Re: Comenity & Synchrony luv buttons - how often?

SunriseEarth — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 00:08:07 GMT

@DJRobbieD wrote:
How often do Comenity & Synchrony handout SP CLIs using the luv button? I've looked through the forum and I can't seem to nail down a pattern for either...

The old "rule of thumb" for Sync was every 4 statements. So if you didn't actually generate a statement, you could delay your CLI chances. My last Sync CLI was for PPC, but that was too recent for me to have success again with the LUV button. I had only had auto-CLIs previously with PPC. I'm hoping that I won't have wait 4 statements with PPC, but we'll see.

Comenity is all over the map. Overstock seemed to hand them out monthly and J. Crew even more often than that, but most seemed to be every 3-4 months after your first CLI. However, the first CLI could take a while, depending on the CC.

Re: Comenity & Synchrony luv buttons - how often?

Pit-Smoker — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 20:42:40 GMT

Folks I'm sorry-- Don't know the best practices well enough yet here-- do people prefer you to open an older, recent thread for similar/same topics or start a whole new one? I'd think the former, so that's what I'm doing here.

Comenity Cards opened from Williams Sonoma in April 19 and Overstock in May 19. Certainly, I use the Overstock card more often than the WS. I've carried a small balance in OS for a couple of months at a stretch. For WS, I buy a spoon or some such nonsense once every quarter or so, and pay it off. I'm due for another purchase there. (I'm honestly not a big fan of WS' over-priced junk, but what the heck?)

In October, I hit the LUV Button on my Overstock card and was granted a CLI from 1500 to 3000. Very shortly thereafter, I went to WS to try same and got a denial. "Too recent," it said.

I assume that meant, "we're not giving you this one, 'cause we just gave you that one," but who knows? (Anyone?)

In the opinion of the group, is WS a harder card to CLI? Any recommended guidelines on when to try again?

Has anyone had any luck with a cli with a cart full of stuff? Would it help me to spend more there and maybe carry a small balance for a month or 2?

Finally, if I'm in the garden (like.. as-of today) and I'm new to gardening... and I don't want to risk HP, should I skip this entirely and simply grin and bear the low limit at WS?

Thank you!

Re: Comenity & Synchrony luv buttons - how often?

Anonymous — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 23:18:57 GMT

@Pit-Smoker wrote:
... Comenity Cards opened from Williams Sonoma in April 19 and Overstock in May 19 ... is WS a harder card to CLI?
... I don't want to risk HP, should I skip this entirely and simply grin and bear the low limit at WS?

I can share my experience. I have two Commenity cards -- Wayfair & Overstock, both opened roughly 1 1/2 years ago. WF started at $1000 CL, OS at $500 CL. They are now at 19K and 18.5K respectively. I've put a couple thousand spend on OS and barely a couple of hundred on WF. But I CLI request both at the same time and these results have been identical.

As to HP/SP CLI requests: there is a thread elsewhere on this topic, tracking current trends. My experience has been all SP (Note: several times when given a CLI I've requested a 2nd one immediately and been given another one of the identical amount) except for last February when I got double HPs. I'm on a every two month cycle at present.

Good luck.

Re: Comenity & Synchrony luv buttons - how often?

Pit-Smoker — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:12:14 GMT

Thank you, James!

-- that's a start! I did see someone else on this board get a CLI from one but then not a CLI on their WS card. I'll keep posting my experiences.

Still on topic-- I hit the LUV button today for my Synchrony Amazon card and doubled my limit from 1.5K to 3K. It worked immediately, DESPITE the fact that my TU Vantage 4 with them is 600. (I'll need to look up the difference between Vantage 3 & 4, here, I guess.)

I was a little intimidated by 2 things: 1) I needed to tell them what limit I wanted and (2) I had previously, inadvertently and erroneously given them my income-- they want the NET-- as in, after Tax income (!?!?! Who asks for that??) I had previously given them my Gross. I knocked my number down by about a third, gulped hard, and hit the button... instant approval.

Still interested in anyone's experiences with Comenity Williams Sonoma, if you're willing to share. Thank you!

Happy New Year, all.

Re: Comenity & Synchrony luv buttons - how often?

Anonymous — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:14:51 GMT

@Pit-Smoker wrote:
Thank you, James!

-- that's a start! I did see someone else on this board get a CLI from one but then not a CLI on their WS card. I'll keep posting my experiences.

Still on topic-- I hit the LUV button today for my Synchrony Amazon card and doubled my limit from 1.5K to 3K. It worked immediately, DESPITE the fact that my TU Vantage 4 with them is 600. (I'll need to look up the difference between Vantage 3 & 4, here, I guess.)

I was a little intimidated by 2 things: 1) I needed to tell them what limit I wanted and (2) I had previously, inadvertently and erroneously given them my income-- they want the NET-- as in, after Tax income (!?!?! Who asks for that??) I had previously given them my Gross. I knocked my number down by about a third, gulped hard, and hit the button... instant approval.

Still interested in anyone's experiences with Comenity Williams Sonoma, if you're willing to share. Thank you!

Happy New Year, all.

Congrats on the approval, and I have never heard of someone asking for the net income.

Re: Comenity & Synchrony luv buttons - how often?

Anonymous — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 02:27:54 GMT

Synchrony wanted my net income for my Lowe’s card.

Re: Comenity & Synchrony luv buttons - how often?

Anonymous — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 03:16:50 GMT

Synchrony only ever has asked me for net income.

Re: Comenity & Synchrony luv buttons - how often?

Anonymous — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 03:52:46 GMT

Synchrony also asked me for net income

Re: Comenity & Synchrony luv buttons - how often?

Pit-Smoker — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 15:55:08 GMT

Thanks for the input, all--

So... when you're looking to build credit, reduce util, and you're looking for SP CLIs, How much do you generally find yourselves asking for with these guys? 10, 20% more at a time? I mean, they can't double it forever.