How often do you see people say around here that its not worth trying for something?
Very true. That insistance on pushing for more and more is IMHO probably related to why:
1. they killed the mint program
2. AMEX now makes us wait a year before opening a new card (of the same type as one we closed)
3. Chase has made recon into a recorded interrogation
4. and VRs aren't being restocked in some CVSes.