Originally Posted by
bernardd
I got the card a couple of days ago and stuck it on the shelf while I worked out where the scam was - it was clear it was to Citibanks AAdvantage rather than mine to go to the expense of issuing these new cards! Anyone know what happens if you simply fail to activate it? Can you stick with the original conditions indefinitely?
The original card is still being accepted. Presumably, if you do not activate the new card with the same number, the old card (and terms) would remain active until its expiration date. At that point, Citi would not send out a new card, their point being that they already sent one out, so you could do without or ask for another new card (with the new terms) or possibly activate the World Elite card you just received.
Since the ATM feature seems easy to turn off, it doesn't seem like a dealbreaker to me. Does anyone know of any other differences between the old card and the new card?