Reminder alerts different between iPhone and iCloud?

I see different reminder alert options depending on whether I'm setting up an event on my phone or on icloud. If I pick a certain option in icloud, when it syncs to the phone, there are suddenly TWO alerts -- and neither one is what I originally selected when creating the event.

WTF?!? How stupid is that. Never mind, rhetorical question/comment.

Seriously, though, is there some setting that would fix this inconsistent-across-platforms behavior?

iPhone 4, iOS 7.1.2

Welcome to iMore! The only reminders I have are in the Reminders app and the Calendar. Calendar events have their own alerts. So do my Reminders have their alerts. Not even sure what you're referring to when you say iCloud alerts.