Always Ask for a Credit Card Sign-up Bonus, Even If You Already Signed Up
by Mike Winters from Lifehacker on (#5MBVT)

Let's say you just signed up for a credit card, and days later the same lender promotes a new sign-up bonus that's better than the one you got: Can you call them up and ask if you can qualify for the new bonus instead? For the most part, the answer is no, but there are exceptions, too-so it can't hurt to ask.