Originally Posted by
Travelmuppet
Yesterday I was able to purchase my first post office money order using a vanilla visa. Easy peasy. Today I tried to deposit it at my bank and the teller told me it would take a minute to process because she needed to call in to verify it. When she returned she said I would have to come back later because it cannot be verified for 48 hours from time of purchase. Is this normal?
No.
You shoulda just deposited by ATM.
Either way, when you endorse the back, leave room underneath your sig to write "FOR DEPOSIT ONLY", it might remove any hesitancy if teller thinks you're intending to try and cash the MO.