Thats too bad. The lady at office depot was so friendly. I just brought in the micro center printout and asked her if she can order that item and price match it. She said no problem and searched for it on her computer. She found the STRIX version, spun the screen around and asked me if it...
Looks like the deal is dead. Price on best buy is back up to normal prices and I tried 3 different best buy in my area and all of them said best buy is wise to the loop hole and has squashed it.