Apr 7, 2014, 9:35 am
Last edit by: craz
Might as well get some Qs answered, right?
Fees
Bill Payment Fee- Electronic/Paper Check: No Charge
(anyone know when it goes electronic vs paper?)
Retail Purchase Fee:$3.95 (some report $0 to purchase, YMMV)
Monthly Maintenance Fee:$5.95 per month (charged 7 days after activation, which is date of purchase! and not the date you assign a Pin or Register the card).
Fees
Bill Payment Fee- Electronic/Paper Check: No Charge
(anyone know when it goes electronic vs paper?)
Retail Purchase Fee:$3.95 (some report $0 to purchase, YMMV)
Monthly Maintenance Fee:$5.95 per month (charged 7 days after activation, which is date of purchase! and not the date you assign a Pin or Register the card).
Paypower Prepaid Debit Card
Jan 5, 2013, 10:37 pm
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Not true unless something changed recently. Lots of MOs have been bought with it. But I would stay away from this card as they are on the prowl for abusers, there are better options (one was mentioned in previous page).
Jan 5, 2013, 10:45 pm
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USPS has always required a pin transaction for money order sales...and buying MO's at walmart or local shops requires finding a cashier willing to do the transaction which is often not worth the time.
Jan 5, 2013, 11:19 pm
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What I mean is this card *can* do PIN debit transactions just fine, unlike the bluebird
Jan 5, 2013, 11:32 pm
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Jan 7, 2013, 4:30 pm
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(I reload $950 each time and occasionally make small purchases on the card but the vast is reload and withdraw-granted I'm not in Canada too much and when I am there isn't always a Safeway that's convenient to get to and I have to find a Scotiabank/CIBC ATM to let me withdraw $1k.)
I run about $15k through the card each month.
(That being said I also have cards in my parent's names but they live overseas. They have Canadian SIN numbers and citizenship, however, and since this is a prepaid card I can't destroy their credit, which I wouldn't do anyways.)
Jan 7, 2013, 4:59 pm
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Mine has been working for 2+ months now.
(I reload $950 each time and occasionally make small purchases on the card but the vast is reload and withdraw-granted I'm not in Canada too much and when I am there isn't always a Safeway that's convenient to get to and I have to find a Scotiabank/CIBC ATM to let me withdraw $1k.)
I run about $15k through the card each month.
(That being said I also have cards in my parent's names but they live overseas. They have Canadian SIN numbers and citizenship, however, and since this is a prepaid card I can't destroy their credit, which I wouldn't do anyways.)
(I reload $950 each time and occasionally make small purchases on the card but the vast is reload and withdraw-granted I'm not in Canada too much and when I am there isn't always a Safeway that's convenient to get to and I have to find a Scotiabank/CIBC ATM to let me withdraw $1k.)
I run about $15k through the card each month.
(That being said I also have cards in my parent's names but they live overseas. They have Canadian SIN numbers and citizenship, however, and since this is a prepaid card I can't destroy their credit, which I wouldn't do anyways.)
Jan 7, 2013, 5:10 pm
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I stand corrected - I found where you can create a PIN and use it as a debit card - but from the thread it looks like the card is useless when it comes to reloading as none of the US retailers will load or sell a loading product with a credit card.
If anyone knows of a place that will sell a reload with a CC (west coast, Seattle, etc), please PM me? I don't want to use Paypal to load an alternative debit product given their horrible reputation.
If anyone knows of a place that will sell a reload with a CC (west coast, Seattle, etc), please PM me? I don't want to use Paypal to load an alternative debit product given their horrible reputation.
Jan 7, 2013, 5:38 pm
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I stand corrected - I found where you can create a PIN and use it as a debit card - but from the thread it looks like the card is useless when it comes to reloading as none of the US retailers will load or sell a loading product with a credit card.
If anyone knows of a place that will sell a reload with a CC (west coast, Seattle, etc), please PM me? I don't want to use Paypal to load an alternative debit product given their horrible reputation.
If anyone knows of a place that will sell a reload with a CC (west coast, Seattle, etc), please PM me? I don't want to use Paypal to load an alternative debit product given their horrible reputation.
Jan 7, 2013, 6:03 pm
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Jan 7, 2013, 7:31 pm
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It's almost impossible to find a place that would allows CC purchase since it says 'Cash Only' right on the front of the reload card.
Jan 7, 2013, 9:21 pm
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(I think it really depends more on the cashier you are working with rather than the merchant's policy. I had one that wasn't the smartest and took multiple coupons at once when it wasn't allowed by the coupon terms in order to get lots and lots of free toothpaste once. On multiple occasions I have also used coupons on the wrong side of the border and had them accepted.)
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