A couple weeks ago I ordered 2 items from amazon in two separate orders. One was approx £30, the other approx £36 so total cost was approx £66.
Both were dispatched quickly and I have received both items (for whatever reason they were delivered in the same package).
Usually they charge you when they dispatch an item, right? And then a few days later it'll show up on your statement.
Well, I still haven't been charged. I have the £66 still available in my account. I could take it out and then there'd theoretically be no funds available to actually give Amazon but here I am with the items!
I rang Amazon just to check if there hadn't been an error, and according to a couple of different people there I was successfully charged on June 11. According to them they have their money. If this is the case why am I able to take the £66 out at a cashpoint?
I guess I want to ask if anyone else has had this happen and how long can I wait until I can know for sure that I'm keeping my money? Surely after 8 years say they can't turn around and demand £66? Now 8 years seems an exaggeration so what sort of length of time are we really talking about here? Oh, and they successfully charged me (using exactly the same card details) for a later (and cheaper) purchase..... there's definitely nothing wrong with my debit card.
Edit: tl;dr: bought stuff from amazon, they say they have their money, I still have the money in my bank account which I could use to buy other stuff RIGHT NOW if I wanted to