Aug 30 to Sept 1: NewEgg Bitcoin Discount offers up to 30% off on Purchases

[Mars not Moon]

Are the times according to GMT? I hope I am not late!!

Gonna check now thanks for posting.

[haploid23]

I'm about to buy something. Is this still going on through Sept 1? What time zone is it based on?

[EndlessStory]

http://www.newegg.com/global/uk/Info/NewsroomDetail.aspx?ID=1354&Type=3

To celebrate the expansion of bitcoin payments to Canada, Newegg is also running a special bitcoin promotion for shoppers on Newegg.com and Newegg.ca. On August 26 and 27 in Canada, and from August 30 to September 1 in the U.S., Newegg customers paying with bitcoin will receive a special discount of $75 off purchases over $300 or $150 off purchases over $500.

Man... Somebody at NewEgg REALLY wanted coins...

It's not about really wanting a coin it's about getting to be reached to more consumer base who have no other payment option available or who rather choose bitcoin to pay over other available options

[dentldir]

Well that was disappointing:

> Error The promo code BITCOINDEAL has been closed and is no longer active.

Except its 7:28PM PST and the offer was good until 11:59PM PST:

> Offers expire 09/01/2014 at 11:59 P.M. PT.

Aaaaand I just saw them take it off the home page.  So someone is working over there even though you can't get anyone on their "Premier Help" line.

WTF.

[counter]

Well that was disappointing:

> Error The promo code BITCOINDEAL has been closed and is no longer active.

Except its 7:28PM PST and the offer was good until 11:59PM PST:

> Offers expire 09/01/2014 at 11:59 P.M. PT.

Aaaaand I just saw them take it off the home page.  So someone is working over there even though you can't get anyone on their "Premier Help" line.

WTF.

That stinks..  Maybe it was two successful or something?  I think they should honor the deal to anybody that can show they made the transaction before the original advertised deadline.

[dentldir]

They absolutely should as they have a written offer to the public.  Basic US business law.

I guess we will wait and see.  Maybe there is more to the story.

[dentldir]

Related chatter on Reddit:

http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/2f3k3o/neweggcom_ran_out_of_funds_for_their_bitcoindeal/

[cutepuppy]

Well that was disappointing:

> Error The promo code BITCOINDEAL has been closed and is no longer active.

Except its 7:28PM PST and the offer was good until 11:59PM PST:

> Offers expire 09/01/2014 at 11:59 P.M. PT.

Aaaaand I just saw them take it off the home page.  So someone is working over there even though you can't get anyone on their "Premier Help" line.

WTF.

I would suggest contacting their customer service to see if they are able to honor the deal for you. Most companies will often make exceptions to people who complaint in order to preserve their reputation.

[haploid23]

Seriously?? Why was this deal cut off? I going to place an order right now and chat with a customer rep in the early morning. Newegg customer rep as been pretty lax several years ago, but recently they did tighten up a bit. If they can't credit back the 30% after order is placed, then I'll just request them to cancel the order all together.

[BitCoinNutJob]

Seriously?? Why was this deal cut off?

Probably due to people ordering for resale, infact if this deal is still running and you are Canadian i would like you to order some stuff for me and send it overseas. 

[Kickstart4]

That's a good news. However I just missed the offer. I wish I knew about this early.

[Timetwister]

This kind of promotions are really good for Bitcoin, I hope more stores start doing the same, so people get interested in this currency.

[johncarpe64]

Seriously?? Why was this deal cut off?

Probably due to people ordering for resale, infact if this deal is still running and you are Canadian i would like you to order some stuff for me and send it overseas. 

I wouldn't disagree with this. I think the discount they were offering was likely greater then it should have been. Newegg likely saves 4-5% max on credit card fees when they accept bitcoin payments, but they were offering a 20%~ discount on purchases, so they were loosing potential revenue by offering the lower prices.

[littlewizard]

Good news, I like newegg when purchasing hardware, although the RMA is not very convenient