[AmVess]

My response to Amazon, if they do this, is something I call predictive returns. As in, I predict I will return everything they ship to me in this manner.

[erikpukinskis]

They don't actually release the product to the consumer until you actually buy it. They just move it closer to you.

[ceol]

It's like you read the article or something.

[ultimape]

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.