You can also drain it from Walmart possibly by purchasing anything. I haven't tried for VGC but Amex gift card does work. Walmart pinpad will ask for another payment if my amex gift card is not enough to cover the total so I don't need to worry about split payment.
Originally Posted by
Julian Brennan
How exactly would Target auto drain? The pinpad always asks whether I want to charge the entire amount ($500 in my case) to that card. When I hit the change button I'm asked to enter the amount I want charged. I tried it once to charge $250 from a GC and another $250 to my Sallie Mae but it totally confused the cashier. We had to do the whole thing again after I explained that I wanted to split the payment. So IME nothing automatic at all... What was I doing wrong?
Originally Posted by
jonnydoe1234
Do not change the amount. Just leave the entire amount in place on the pinpad -- if the card has less than than, it will auto drain.