Angrose
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 12, 2014
I'm not a Barclay expert but I seem to recall that they are a little picky about people having multiple Barclay cards. I currently have two Barclay cards - got the Arrival Plus first, then a few months later wanted to apply for the AA Aviator, and I recall being worried that Barclay was going to deny for too many applications. I did get both, so maybe I was worried for nothing. And perhaps submitting two on the same day is a way around that. Hopefully some Barclay experts will weigh in.
I also leave DH out of my credit card hobby (he has a job that requires a security clearance, including a credit check, and is opposed to a bunch of credit cards appearing on his report). I think it's an excellent idea to add your son as an AU. I use my kids' AmEx AU cards online -- how is anyone to know that my 19 yo son is not really the one ordering cat litter from PetSmart?
@hsmamato2 I agree that Barclay can be picky. I think @AmyAnne was lucky. I got the Arrival+ in April and then wanted the Hawaiian Airlines card. I applied for the HA card in June, but was denied. Too soon I think. I read that spacing the apps out 6 months is better. In Nov I was approved for the JetBlue card, so the 6 month rule held true in my case. When I applied for the JB card, I was a bit cheeky and applied for the Wyndham card at the same time and that one was denied. I did call recon to inquire and they said too many cards opened this year. DH got the Arrival+ in July so I'm thinking of going for the Hawaiian card or JetBlue for him now. He has fewer cards opened than I do so hopefully it would be approved. I've also read differing opinions that you can only have 2 Barclay cards at a time, but I've seen a few cases of people having 3. I may cancel my Arrival+ in March before the annual fee posts and then try my luck with another card later in the year.
I also try to limit the cards I get for DH. He just doesn't want to deal with it so if I can do it for him it's all good, but if I ask him for anything special or to carry more than 2 cards in his wallet he would not cooperate. Of course, he didn't complain about our trip to Hawaii that was 3/4 paid for by points, lol!