The card gives 10k EQMs a year. 10k EQMs by themsevles do absolutely nothing. So it depends on how many EQMs you earn a year from flying whether 10k more from the card gets you to the next higher status level or not. For many people, they don't know till late in the year how many EQMs they'll earn through flying (because their flying pattern isn't predictable far in advance), so they also don't until late in the year whether they'll need the extra 10k EQM from the card or not.

For example, someone who earns 36k EQMs one year, 57k EQMs another years, but 42k EQMs another year (but at least $6k EQD each year) can only use those 10k EQMs from the card that third year (to cross 50k for AA Plat), right?

Or, let's say someone earns 42k EQMs every year, but most years don't come close to the required $6k EQD for AA Plat. Then one year they do cross $6k EQD, that year is the first year they'd need the 10k EQM from the card.

So why do think that just because someone hasn't used them in the past them they might not need them in the future? :confused:

Citi premier card, was offer no retention bonus... 3rd year, was offered +2 points up to 35k. spending maybe around 20k.

any tips?

AA Plat. No offer. No spend beyond minimum to get the bonus. No prior retention history with Citi at all.

Citi Prestige:
Option 1 $50 statement credit per billing cycle when spending over $1500 for the next 7 billing cycles (accepted)
Option 2, 10k points for 3k spend in 3 months

It says it may take up to 2 billing cycles to show up.

AA Plat MC, SO said catch phase "considering closing account". The agent tried to transfer us to a specialist but then came back and said a letter will be sent in 7-10 days regarding whether they will waive the fee.
Confused, I prompted her to inquire if they are closing the card. The agent said they were not.

Never seen this interaction before. Something new I guess but wouldn't be surprised if they process a closure.

AA Platinum
 

$95 cr with 1k spend
3k miles w 500 spend
25 cr w 500 spend
Still debating if to take the first option as I have another AA card w Barclay's

You're posting this on a Sunday. So was this call on a weekend? Maybe the "specialista" who handle retention offers are doing shorter hours on weekends? Next time try during Citi's weekday business hours perhaps?

AA plat

fee posted

called to cancel

no offers avail, downgrade to bronze or something offered,

refused and said will think about it

HUCA

please hold for specialist supervisor....i30 minute hold for another agent

no offers except 5000 courtesy miles which will post within couple months cycles

accepted

not sure if it's worth it really, but I like the card for the free bag and group 5 benefit...

DOES DOWNGRADING TO BRONZE OR PRODUCT CHANGING TO ANOTHER CARD LIKE DOUBLE CASH RESTART THE 24 MONTH CLOCK?

YMMV.....

Most likely yes. Ie, according to posts on the TPG website, most (if not all) product changes to another "group" of cards results in a change of card account number, and change of card number means resetting the 24-month clock (since the AA account number is closed and a new account number is opened)..

So downgrading out of an AA card to a DoubleCash card (which has nothing to do with AA) would almost certainly reset the 24-month clock. So I suggest you assume it does, and make your decision based on that assumption.

AA Platinum: annual spend was about $7500.

annual fee hit: accepted the only offer, $95 credit with 1k spend within three months.

AA Biz Platinum - $95 fee posted, called - no offers other than lower APR, got a $95 credit after $195 spend last year, almost no spend other than that and some AA in flight purchases - cancelled.

Prestige 3/1. Front line CSR transferred me to a specialist who made two common offers:
1: +1 TY/$50k/6 mos
2: $50/$1500/7 mos

I chose the latter. Had to wait ~5 mins for the specialist, but otherwise quick and friendly.
AF hits in June. Last retention call was in May.

Citi AA Platinum Select
3/2/2018

1) $95 credit for $95 spend
2) 10,000 miles for $3k spend within 3 months

Took (2). AF posted 2 months ago