It's that time of the year! I just got slapped with the $85 membership fee again. Last year I called and threatened to cancel and they offered me 3000 miles to stay, which I accepted.

This time I did the same thing and they offered a $25 credit on my MC. It's a certificate that they will send me to sign and then I have to return it to them.

I haven't tried calling their bluff and trying to proceed with the cancelling of the card after their offer - does anyone know if they can or will pony up more?

Last year I spent about $30k on the card and I'm on track to do the same this year and will spend more next year.