Banned? By who, the gubmint?
NFW. The gubmint should Not have the authority to tell a business no mail in rebates at all.
Do I think they suck? Yes. Do I think Metro makes them suck More than they should have to suck? Yes. But, the Kicker Is, Metro does Exactly what they tell you up front in writing they'll do, drag their asses. You should have know that when you sent it in and if you didn't that's not Their fault. If you weren't willing to deal with them dragging their asses you were welcome to either not send in the rebate or get the phone somewhere else without them. They have provisions for you to get at least a good idea where your rebate stands and no one I heard of DIDN'T get their $ in the time they were told.
It's a whole 70 damn dollars. I defy anyone to not have anything to spend $70 on where they take Visa. Hell, pay for your next months service or two, like I did. That's saves real cash right out of your pocket you KNOW you have to pay. I think it's at least a month, probably more before they start adding in service charges. Who can't spend $70 in a month?
The biggest issue I have with a mail in rebate is that Metro taking so long to just process them doesn't make any Business Sense and they should Have Better Sense than that.
As a paying customer I have every right to tell them when they're just being dumbasses. And I do.
Bruce in Ocala, FL