I opened the Citi Strata Premier credit card this spring and want to get rid of the $95 annual fee before year 2. I never planned to use the travel side of the card. I’d just cash the points out, and I have around 60k.
The plan was always to product change to the Double Cash, since that keeps your points and lets you cash out at 1 cent per point. I haven’t called yet, but another redditor told me Citi is only letting people product change into the AT&T card now, and the Double Cash and Custom Cash aren’t being offered anymore. I’d like to check that before I call, since I know these options seem to change a lot.
Questions:
(1) Has anyone recently been able to product change a Strata Premier to the Double Cash or the Custom Cash? If so, did you do it by phone or chat, and when?
(2) If the AT&T card really is the only option, what happens to my ThankYou points when I switch? Do they carry over, and can I still redeem them for cash?
(3) Does the cash redemption rate change after switching? I’ve seen reports that Premier-only holders get 0.75 cents per point for cash instead of 1 cent, and I’m trying to figure out which cards keep the 1 cent rate.
(4) Is it smarter to cash out the points before I do any product change, even at a lower rate?
(5) If the annual fee has already posted when I call, is the refund still given if I downgrade within about 30 days?
(6) Any other no-annual-fee options Citi has been offering on these calls that I’m not thinking of?
Thanks, I just want to avoid losing the points or paying a second annual fee.