Originally Posted by
saacman5033
I've never heard of Citi doing anything of the sort. Chase has for some, but with Citi, if you get the card, you'll get the bonus.
Originally Posted by
Happy
Wrong info. You confuse Citi with Chase. As long as you get a PHYSICAL card in hand from Citi, you get the bonus you signed up for.
But neither have we heard of someone actually getting a third card (due to a mishap with applying) for just two cards) for a couple years. So if that happens, we're already in somewhat new territory.
Obviously, the most likely thing is that they don't get the third card. (Then we're in familiar territory. They got a different second card than they applied for, that's all.)
The second most likely thing is that they get the so-called third card, but don't get one of the two original cards that they've been told they're approved for.
Although we haven't heard of Citi actually denying miles after you get the card, I seem to recall we have heard of Citi ocasionally doing an approval and then, before they send out the card, saying "oops, we goofed" and rescinding the approval. Probably only in special circumstances, but the OPs case here (tried to apply for two different cards, but due to a web glittch got two of the same card and the other card "app pending") is obviously special circumstances.