[quote name='Xizer']I'm stilll angry that I essentially have funds being held hostage for something that isn't even being shipped!
They send a charge in BEFORE they even get ready to ship the damn thing?! No other place I have ordered from has pulled that shit. Amazon doesn't charge you until they ship.[/QUOTE]Then don't order from BN.com. They're not the only retailer that does it, such as BestBuy.com, Walmart.com, Target.com and the like.
Amazon does put an authorization against your card when the item enters the shipping process, and if you have FSSS, that can take multiple days to go from "Shipping Soon" to "Shipped". Technically, they are charging before the item has shipped out as well.