Laptop and xbox 360 deal?

is best buy still participating in the "buy a 699+ laptop, get a free xbox 360" deal? i cant find any of the participating laptops on the site and im ready to shop!!!!
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Hi bobodilis,
Best Buy's participation in this particular program ended on 6/18/2011.  The offer has since been removed from our website and is no longer available at any of our retail stores, on BestBuy.com or through our phone sales team.  As explained in this post from Microsoft's Windows Experience Blog, however, offer end dates do vary by retailer.
I hope this helps!
Aaron|Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
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