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I was recently sent a new Discover card to replace the one I got in Nov. 2011. I thought it was strange for them to send a new card a year and a half later. The paper that came with the new card said that I would have 0% interest on any new purchases until March 2014.
When I called to activate the card, the rep I spoke with said they sent it to me because I hadn't used my card in a while, and she asked if there was anything they could do to win back my business. I said - increase my credit limit. [It had been stuck at 1700 the whole time, and I have other cards with much higher limits, the highest being 23,500.] I had tried for a credit increase on-line, and always got the "We can't process this" message.
At any rate, she said she'd be happy to help me with that, and I said I not to do it if its a hard pull. She said their CLI checks were always a soft pull, and she asked me what credit limit I wanted. I was worried about getting shot down, so I just said 4,000. She asked a few income and rent questions, then approved me for the 4,000. I was happy for the CLI but peeved at myself for not asking for more. I didn't need more, it just would have been nice. Oh well, 4,000 isn't bad. I still am not planning on using the card at least for a while, as I have some minimum spends to meet on a couple other cards to get bonus miles/points on them. But its nice to have a higher limit on the Discover card.
Grats! To bad you didn't ask them for more.
How long did you go without using the card? Oh and by the way Congrats on your cli.
Thanks! It had been a few months - 3 or 4 months or so.
Oh ok. Thanks