Intel Core i5-3570K - $197.99 F/S @newegg w/ V.me

Quote from SmuggleF : is this promotion still open? when I enter the promo code I get a message saying this promotion is closed, yet it is supposed to stay open till the 21st? only thing I can think is that I did click proceed to checkout yesterday but then realized I should order more stuff and to hold off until today to order it...yet now today it's closed? so did the promotion close early? or did I somehow use up my one per customer without actually buying anything?

Apparently the funds for the V.me promotion have been exhausted so they were forced to pull it down before the 3/21 expiration date.

I can confirm that, spent too much time with NewEgg customer service on this issue. I have been putting together a build and researching parts. Trying to take my time to get the best bang for the buck before the promotion ended the 21st. I went to place it on Monday and was quite disappointed to learn I missed out even though its still advertised. Crappy customer service on Newegg and V.Me after calling them both, they just blamed each other and I hung up and moved on. Now just waiting patiently for my email deal alerts to find me some better deals here on slickdeals