T-Mobile Pixel 8 - $199 w/ trade in of Pixel 6 (works for older Magenta Plans) - bonus waived activation and $75 w/ Costco

I had been looking around for a deal for the Pixel 8 this Black Friday cycle, and was very disappointed at the offers currently available. Everything T-Mobile offered required the overpriced Go5G plans, which I was not willing to change to.

I was going to pull the trigger on the Google Store deal, which would have been $649 - $250 trade in value for the Pixel 6 which would have been $300 out of pocket, not bad, but not great either.

I tried ordering through T-Mobile and was surprised the Magenta Plans qualified for the $500 enhanced trade-in value. Total out of pocket would have been $199 (spread over 24 months), a $35 activation fee, and tax on the full price of the phone. I remembered Costco having some extra offers for T-Mobile and called the number from the Costco page to see what they would offer. To my surprise, they offered an additional $75 Costco Gift card 3-4 weeks after the end of the return period and a waived activation fee.

You can see if you plan is eligible by just going through the order process on T-Mobile's site or in app. The Costco number is listed on their website: https://www.costco.com/t-mobile-b...wcase.html

Eligible Phones for the deal

Get up to $500 off:

Apple iPhone: 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max, 12, 12 mini, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max, 13, 13 mini, 13 Pro, 13 Pro Max, 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro, 14 Pro Max, SE (3rd Gen)

Samsung Galaxy: S9, S9+, S10, S10e, S10+, S10 5G, S20, S20+, S20 Ultra, S20 FE, S21, S21+, S21 Ultra, S21FE, S22, S22+, S22 Ultra, S23, S23+, S23 Ultra, Note9, Note10, Note10+, Note10 Lite, Note20, Note20 Ultra, Z Fold, Z Flip, Z Fold2, Z Fold3, Z Flip 3, Z Flip4, Z Fold4

OnePlus: 10 Pro 5G, 9 Pro 5G

Google Pixel: 7, 7 Pro, 7a, 6, 6 Pro