I applied for the Best Western card Saturday and got the "please wait 10-15 days for a reply". I called today and a credit analyst answered, apparently he's above a normal rep, he said I just got the Alaska card a month ago(and I closed my previous one within 6 months) and pretty much grilled me over my application. After a 10 minute chat confirming my income and good credit score, he decided to approve it but only for 5k. I've never been put through the wringer like that before but he pretty much attributed to both cards being with MBNA.