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Pre-Order Blocked Due to Billing Balance Despite Order Placed Before Due Date

A long-term AT&T customer had a phone order blocked due to an account balance, even though the order predated the balance cutoff date. Rude in-store treatment compounded the frustration. This is a vendor-specific policy issue rather than a generalizable software problem.

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