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forum threadRayz321 posted Nov 12, 2025 11:34 PM

iPhone 16e from Metro by T-Mobile for $159.99 + $159.99 Gift Card Mastercard) after 3 months

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Walking by a Metro today and saw this sign (see attached).
The store associates told me it's a new deal this week and only available in store.

Sorry for the crappy poster pic but here's what it says:
iPhone 16e on us
with $150 virtual prepaid Mastercard after 3rd monthly payment.
Just bring your number & ID and sign up for our $50 with AutoPay rate plan (1st mo. is $55).

And wayyy at the bottom it says:
Your phone is $149.99 plus tax at checkout. Not available if currently with T-Mobile or w/ Metro in past 180 days. Limit 2. Redemption required.

Similar to the deal to the Total Wireless free 16e deal but you can't unlock it for a year.
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Walking by a Metro today and saw this sign (see attached).
The store associates told me it's a new deal this week and only available in store.

Sorry for the crappy poster pic but here's what it says:
iPhone 16e on us
with $150 virtual prepaid Mastercard after 3rd monthly payment.
Just bring your number & ID and sign up for our $50 with AutoPay rate plan (1st mo. is $55).

And wayyy at the bottom it says:
Your phone is $149.99 plus tax at checkout. Not available if currently with T-Mobile or w/ Metro in past 180 days. Limit 2. Redemption required.

Similar to the deal to the Total Wireless free 16e deal but you can't unlock it for a year.

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Nov 12, 2025 11:39 PM
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FrugalForever
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Dealing with metro stores is a huge pain. I have never had a positive outcome anytime I have gone to them. Hope this deal gets available via website later
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Nov 12, 2025 11:49 PM
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miwangNov 12, 2025 11:49 PM
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One year when there was an iPhone 13 deal I went to a local store and the manager told me it's out of stock and he can reserve one for me, so I swiped my card for $40 reservation fee and he gave me a receipt and said he will call me once it's back in stock. It ended up that he never called and after a long while I stepped into the store and said I don't want the phone anymore and showed the guy my receipt, guess what he said, "the previous owner sold the store to us and we never got that money so I can't give the money back to you."
I will never visit any metro stores anymore. Period.
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Nov 12, 2025 11:52 PM
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danhorskiNov 12, 2025 11:52 PM
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Quote from miwang :
One year when there was an iPhone 13 deal I went to a local store and the manager told me it's out of stock and he can reserve one for me, so I swiped my card for $40 reservation fee and he gave me a receipt and said he will call me once it's back in stock. It ended up that he never called and after a long while I stepped into the store and said I don't want the phone anymore and showed the guy my receipt, guess what he said, "the previous owner sold the store to us and we never got that money so I can't give the money back to you." I will never visit any metro stores anymore. Period.
You should report this to BBB and get t mobile involved.They should give you money back.
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DualityOfMan1Nov 12, 2025 11:53 PM
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Metro employees are the scum of the earth.
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hondaman82
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is it Auto Unlock after 1 year? thanks
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Nov 13, 2025 12:02 AM
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StrongGorilla9323Nov 13, 2025 12:02 AM
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Quote from miwang :
One year when there was an iPhone 13 deal I went to a local store and the manager told me it's out of stock and he can reserve one for me, so I swiped my card for $40 reservation fee and he gave me a receipt and said he will call me once it's back in stock. It ended up that he never called and after a long while I stepped into the store and said I don't want the phone anymore and showed the guy my receipt, guess what he said, "the previous owner sold the store to us and we never got that money so I can't give the money back to you." I will never visit any metro stores anymore. Period.
Thank you for the warning, sux they took your money and wasted your time
Nov 13, 2025 12:04 AM
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oasisallureNov 13, 2025 12:04 AM
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Quote from miwang :
One year when there was an iPhone 13 deal I went to a local store and the manager told me it's out of stock and he can reserve one for me, so I swiped my card for $40 reservation fee and he gave me a receipt and said he will call me once it's back in stock. It ended up that he never called and after a long while I stepped into the store and said I don't want the phone anymore and showed the guy my receipt, guess what he said, "the previous owner sold the store to us and we never got that money so I can't give the money back to you."
I will never visit any metro stores anymore. Period.
you can do credit card dispute

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CrimsonKitten8354Nov 13, 2025 12:19 AM
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Keep in mind it's locked to them for a year of service before they'd unlock the phone.
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np1050Nov 13, 2025 12:34 AM
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Quote from FrugalForever :
Dealing with metro stores is a huge pain. I have never had a positive outcome anytime I have gone to them. Hope this deal gets available via website later
If they only knew how much these retail stores hurt their business. kind of like how some franchise car dealers hurt manufacturers reputation with shady practices
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Quote from CrimsonKitten8354 :
Keep in mind it's locked to them for a year of service before they'd unlock the phone.
Effectively kills the deal.
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Quote from danhorski :
You should report this to BBB and get t mobile involved.They should give you money back.
The BBB isn't a government organization. It is a private review company (like Yelp or Zomato). The difference is that the BBB is a scam company that sells "subscriptions" to businesses to get an automatic A+ rating and to hide negative reviews (and any business that does not pay the extortion cannot organically get an A rating, that is pay-only).One person successfully purchased and obtained an A+ BBB rating for an overseas terrorist organization in order to prove it.
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Quote from pony :
The BBB isn't a government organization. It is a private review company (like Yelp or Zomato). The difference is that the BBB is a scam company that sells "subscriptions" to businesses to get an automatic A+ rating and to hide negative reviews (and any business that does not pay the extortion cannot organically get an A rating, that is pay-only).One person successfully purchased and obtained an A+ BBB rating for an overseas terrorist organization in order to prove it.
It helped me to get money back on few cases and get refund from Samsung when ordered appliances were defected.
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MarcF9402Nov 13, 2025 01:02 AM
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Quote from FrugalForever :
Dealing with metro stores is a huge pain. I have never had a positive outcome anytime I have gone to them. Hope this deal gets available via website later
Have you had issues since the rebranding to "Metro by T-Mobile"? I used to have issues with original Metro but the rebranded stores are more like a t-mobile type experience at least for me.
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pony
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Quote from danhorski :
It helped me to get money back on few cases and get refund from Samsung when ordered appliances were defected.
That's fine. Just never trust any business with a rating higher than a B. No business at the BBB with an A rating earned it. And it means they had something so negative that they were willing to pay a subscription to hide it.

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mrcloseupmanNov 13, 2025 03:08 AM
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Quote from oasisallure :
you can do credit card dispute
usually only with 60 days

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