Originally Posted by
MDtR-Chicago
To give the other side of the argument, I am a reduce advocate, and also have had very few irreversible declines, in general. The deciding factor for me is, I absolutely hate having to call in to talk to anyone, so I would rather be rejected than call in. I always lower each business card to $1000 after all the spend posts and I pay it off.
Avoiding a phone conversation may be particularly prudent if one's "business" is fledgling or difficult to substantiate.