Looking for advice on how to proceed.

My wife and I cancelled our marriott cards in Jan 2016 . She just applied for it again online, (3rd churn) and was asked to call in. When she did they said she wont be entitled to the pts as they would just re-open her old card. She asked to be considered a new applicant and they declined stating if she wanted the pts she will have to pay the AF.

I thought 6 months was enough of a wait... it was the first time we churned. Any new developments i'm not aware of? Any advice? should she wait another month and retry?

I'm holding off on my app now because of this

Thanks