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Old Jun 12, 2018 | 1:16 pm
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Sears store card involuntarily converted to MasterCard?
So my Sears store card decided I would be better off with their Mastercard. They didn't even ask they just sent it to me. Does this count as me opening a new card? I don't think it does but I wanted to be sure. Thanks
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Old Jun 12, 2018 | 2:10 pm
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Originally Posted by Caribgrl
So my Sears store card decided I would be better off with their Mastercard. They didn't even ask they just sent it to me. Does this count as me opening a new card? I don't think it does but I wanted to be sure. Thanks
No it's still the same account.
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Old Jun 12, 2018 | 3:52 pm
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Same account, different card issuer. Doesn't make a hill of beans difference to you.
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Old Jun 12, 2018 | 7:55 pm
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Originally Posted by Often1
Same account, different card issuer. ....
In this instance both cards are issued by Citi:

https://www.sears.com/en_us/hybrid/c...~ZZZ0~SR~SR~ZZ
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Old Jun 13, 2018 | 8:24 am
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Might actually be a good thing. If Sears closes (though they keep finding a way to stay afloat), my guess is Citi converts the Mastercards to another product, while those with the store card will lose their account.
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Old Jun 13, 2018 | 9:42 pm
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Originally Posted by Caribgrl
So my Sears store card decided I would be better off with their Mastercard. They didn't even ask they just sent it to me. Does this count as me opening a new card? I don't think it does but I wanted to be sure. Thanks
You should send Sears a thank you note and call the number on the back of your new card and ask to enroll in TYPs.

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/citi...rs-card-2.html
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Old Jun 14, 2018 | 3:10 am
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Thanks everyone. I feel much better now.
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