A few days ago, I apped for the green charge and was approved. I then used the same HP on a BCP. I got an in progress message. Well, today I found out I was approved for $1k. It's not much, but it's Amex and I'm in the door with them with both a charge and a revolver. I hope it grows. I called in on Monday to PC to BCE to avoid the AF.
I also apped for a visa through Amazon to see if I could get in with Chase and around the 5/24 rule. To my surprise, I got an approval email with a $2k SL. Again, not much, but it's my first with Chase. I still have an open app on the Chase Unlimited, but no word/30-day message as of yesterday.
Overall, I'm thrilled. These 2 banks would only offer me prepaid cards in the past, so it's great to see the progress after applying what I've learned here.