When does apple charge your credit card for iPad purchase?

[hancock]

I ordered my wifi 64gb iPad 2 on the day of and used a $450 gift card plus my credit card. The order has gone through and I have tracking info for the case I ordered but not the iPad. The total was $829 but I still have yet to be charged the remaining balance. Have they forgotten to charge me or does it not charge until the iPad actually ships? Do i get a free $300

thanks

 

[eastercat]

Considering the delay, they might decide to be nice and wait until the item ships before charging. Usually, they charge at the point of sale. I only remember this, because American Express called me; it was for my MBP and they wanted to make sure my card wasn't stolen.