Previous to buying Prime, I ordered things that would be in a &quot;Preparing to Ship&quot; status for a week before actually shipping out.  Upon contacting Amazon they informed me that they literally will not ship for a period of time if you got the over $35 free shipping deal.  I complained and told them that was bullcrap and I didn&#x27;t know that and I needed the things the next day and they overnighted them to me but still I was surprised.  They basically admitted they&#x27;ll hold things to make sure that shipping takes longer!