I was transfered to a retention specialist who quickly gave me two options. Downgrade to a no annual fee version of the card (far less benefits) or keep the card with another year fee-free.
I chose option # 2 to take advantage of the card's offerings (10,000 mile rebate on awards, free checked bag, priority boarding, etc...) when flying/redeeming American Airlines miles. The call took all of 7 minutes and saved me $89 - although I wasn't going to pay that anyway.
I was also targeted for a bonus that offers 2x additional miles on supermarket, movie theater, and utility payment purchases.
I opted in and will absolutely be pre-paying my utility bill to take advantage of this offer. I'm reading the offer as 2x additional miles up to 2,500. So I believe I can put $1,250 in spend on the card to earn 3,750 total miles which I value at $75.
Barclays seems to be generous with retention bonuses (as well as other targeted earning bonuses) even without much spend on the card. It's always worth the 5-10 minutes to call in and ask about your options!
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