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Pandamanda
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Kohls Visa

I have a Kohls store card with a $400 limit that I've had for almost a year. I'm not really fond of store cards anymore so I really want to see if I can call and switch it to the kohls Visa card. Is this something that can be done? When I got the kohls card I had pretty bad credit. Now it's in the 700's. Also Capital One does not like me. I know the store card is also capital one, but for some reason they liked me enough to approve me for that lol. So I'm a little worried with the visa Capital One will do some digging and realize it's me, the person they hate 🤣 

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DoppelgangerD
Frequent Contributor

Re: Kohls Visa

I tried this recently, and was denied. Was told it wasn't possible since I wasn't given an invitation to upgrade.

For reference I have had a Kohl's card for like 6 years, and have been stuck at the max CL of 3k for the last 3 years. It's the least favorite and/or helpful card in my wallet.

I don't know why I still have it.

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CorpCrMgr1
Valued Contributor

Re: Kohls Visa


@Pandamanda wrote:

I have a Kohls store card with a $400 limit that I've had for almost a year. I'm not really fond of store cards anymore so I really want to see if I can call and switch it to the kohls Visa card. Is this something that can be done? When I got the kohls card I had pretty bad credit. Now it's in the 700's. Also Capital One does not like me. I know the store card is also capital one, but for some reason they liked me enough to approve me for that lol. So I'm a little worried with the visa Capital One will do some digging and realize it's me, the person they hate 🤣 


You may wish to give it a shot or apply for another better card.

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SUPERSQUID
Valued Contributor

Re: Kohls Visa


@Pandamanda wrote:

I have a Kohls store card with a $400 limit that I've had for almost a year. I'm not really fond of store cards anymore so I really want to see if I can call and switch it to the kohls Visa card. Is this something that can be done? When I got the kohls card I had pretty bad credit. Now it's in the 700's. Also Capital One does not like me. I know the store card is also capital one, but for some reason they liked me enough to approve me for that lol. So I'm a little worried with the visa Capital One will do some digging and realize it's me, the person they hate 🤣 


Don't consider the Kohl's card subject to the same rules as other cap 1 cards. In sep/oct 2020 I got a kohls card 300 sl . I used the card for purchases at their online store and requested a cli every 6 months.

My history with the card,

300 sl sepoct 2020

300 - 700, 400 cli 6/11/21

700 - 1500, 800 cli 11/14/21

1500 - 2500, 1000 cli 6/22/22

2500 - 3000, 500 cli to max limit at the time, I didn't write down date.

3000 - 7000, 4000 cli and pc to Visa automatically by them 6/26/23

 

You have to request cli's or you cl will stay the same. I had luck by using the card to buy their products.

All this took place with me having scores in the 600's, low income, and a BK7 from 2019 on my reports, ymmv.

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TryN2Rebuild
Regular Contributor

Re: Kohls Visa

Did you get a hit on your CR when you requested an increase?

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SUPERSQUID
Valued Contributor

Re: Kohls Visa


@TryN2Rebuild wrote:

Did you get a hit on your CR when you requested an increase?


I requested all of my cli's on my Kohls payment page, after approxamately 6 months you will see a link show up on the page to request a cli.

All of my cli's were soft pull, although I have read some posts of hard pulls but perhaps they called in the request, ymmv.

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Pandamanda
New Member

Re: Kohls Visa

A little update: just got an email today saying I'm being upgraded to the Visa card and my new card will be here September 16th! I guess I just had to wait a little longer lol. 

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FicoMike0
Senior Contributor

Re: Kohls Visa

Congratulations!

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