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These holds would make a heck of lot more sense if B&N was prepping to ship Nooks out in the next couple of days, not shipping until the end of November. Gas stations only place holds on accounts when you pay with a debit or credit card at the pump, before you have pumped any gas. Basically they are making sure that you do actually have funds to pay for the gas, and in the case of a debit card specifically whether you have said funds in your checking account. They place a hold typically between $50 and $100 because they don't know how much gas you plan to purchase and they are covering themselves. Plus that hold on the checking account usually doesn't take into account balances you may have in any other accounts(savings, money market, etc.) For all we know the op may not be anywhere near broke and is just smart enough to put his money where he is accruing the most interest.
Anyway, if they were shipping the Nook today, fine charge the account. But there is no reason to put a charge on account for an item that is a month away from shipping. I have pre-ordered a couple of Kindle books and I wasn't charged until after said books were released.
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