I just called to cancel my Gold Card. I got it a few months ago with a 50,000 bonus points and no annual fee for the 1st year. I spent the required $450 and not much more and have redeemed all the points. The annual fee is not due until Feb 09. They offered me 3x points on all purchases ^ for the next 6 months.
I agreed. I'll use this card for the next 5 months, redeem, and then cancel