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		erikpukinskis on Jan 18, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Amazon Wants to Ship Your Package Before You Buy I... They don't actually release the product to the consumer until you actually buy it. They just move it closer to you.

ceol on Jan 18, 2014 | [–]

It's like you read the article or something.

ultimape on Jan 19, 2014 | [–]

I does mention freebies in the patent - that would assume they have a confidence level where they ship something to you before it's bought.

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