Data Points
Data Points for 30K miles for Gold Checking Acct:
Applied : Jan 30
Debit Card received in mail: Feb 5
Checks received in mail: Feb 7 (need to activate)
PIN: Feb 13 - Received via FedEx after 2 phone calls to Citi that PIN was never received via regular mail
Fulfulled all requirements: March 8 - Citibank email verification also stated that 30K miles will take 90 days to post
Miles posted: May 15 (60 days vs. 90 days)
I called Citi on June 1 to close my acct. Very nice rep. thanked me for my business and unilaterally offered to credit my acct the $30 maint fee that posted for the first time on my May stat. They promptly sent me a check for the $500 in the acct. Pretty painless way to rack up another 30K AA miles.