I was able to open an Ally Spending account in just a few clicks, took literally a minute (I'm already a customer who had a dormant Savings account).

Just loaded $500 at Walmart super easy with VGC.

Can anyone tell me, if you're doing $999, if I'm using $500 VGCs, do I need to tell the attendant I'm doing two swipes, or am I just telling them $999, and then I'm swiping my VGC and it will auto-drain and let me do a 2nd swipe for $499? Any help is appreciated. Thanks.