Apple charged the account, no shipping yet?

[Siroc]

I believe I've read here that Apple only charges your account once they are ready to ship it. Last night I saw Apple charge for the low end MBP (only upgrade is 160gb 5200, matte) I ordered July11th. I havent received a shipping notification and nothing on the acct status page has changed from "Not yet shipped." How long is this interval between billing and shipping, usually?

 

[emptyCup]

One of those two things is wrong: Apple's policy is not to charge until they ship. Give them a call and find out what is going on.

 

[Siroc]

Anyone else have a similar experience? They closed shortly and was not able to call.

 

[Amber]

My card has been charged and my MBP isn't shipping till early August.

 

[bartelby]

They sometimes earmark the money as a check. They then won't draw on the card/bank account until shipping.