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Dec 28, 2015, 1:38 pm

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RobUAIntl

Join Date: Nov 2004

Location: San Jose, CA USA

Programs: UA Platinum 2MM, Marriott Lifetime Titanium, Hilton Gold

Posts: 632

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brendan

I called thrice, twice to the number on the back of my card, then to the special number at the top of this thread. All of them offered me the same piddling $25 or 500 +1000 points. I decided to surrender & keep the card so I can boost my present ~25K balance to 28K or 30K or 40K as needed for one last stay in a Cat. 3 or 4 hotel before the Marriott hammer drops.

Same piddling offer here.....kept card primarily because it is my oldest card at 15 years running, but beginning to question it's value. They did try hard to convert me to AMEX Blue.