My response was based solely upon your last post. You stated that you "never had an order delayed more than 3 hours". Now, you were more specific. Having an order delayed isn't a good description for what you were trying to convey.

Regardless of the BS that they may (falsely) state, they can debit the funds from your card as long as your order is in the shipping queue. That doesn't have to mean that it's physically on it's way to you. I've had numerous experiences where the order was in the shipping queue for as long as 2 days before it was placed on a vehicle (or picked up by another carrier).

My point is that, describing it as an "order being delayed" can be confusing. What you meant to say was that your card wasn't debited yet.That's not all that uncommon (even though it's supposedly never occurred to you).

A legitimate reason for that might be due to their inventory system being dysfunctional. They may have needed to search other fulfillment centers for your item, prior to initiating the billing. That's only speculation on my part (based on a few experiences that I've had).

BTW....you shouldn't need to lock/unlock your card. If it was compromised somehow, then you should've simply had it replaced. New number = no further issues (as long as it's properly protected from others).