I should hope there is a way too opt out! Don't think I would want them to ship out based upon my browsing, JMO :--)

I keep hovering, they keep shipping, who will be paying?

Monitoring price is the way to save. I didn't like this idea. But if I order now and item to my door tomorrow without extra charge would be awesome.

Here's the actual 27 Page Patent Submitted by Amazon

Basically they ship items to a distribution location closer to you so when it is ordered it gets there quicker

Makes sense to a certain degree. As an example: Why not start moving snow throwers towards an area about to be hit with a storm? Get them that much closer, and the storm will probably hit somewhere close to the targeted area. Via UPS, shipping a small light weight item has increased more than a heavier one...so maybe smart to add a little hot chocolate to that snow thrower order;)

They don't actually ship it to you. They ship it close to you assuming you will purchase it. When you purchase it, they can then get it to you very quickly.

This could be more reason for them to open up distribution centers in all states, thus making tax-free Amazon purchases a thing of the past.

Wow I hope they dont do this. I would feel like I dont have control. Many times I put things in my cart and browse other sites for the same thing.

At first I thought this was a link to an theonion.com satire news website. I think it'll cause more problems then it'll solve. Oh you bought a discounted motherboard on amazon, you may also like these three other motherboards that we just shipped to you and charged your credit card. Now spend extra time shipping them back. No thanks.