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There is a new thread for 2017: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/manufactured-spending/1819569-pin-available-now-visa-mc-prepaid-debit-cards-2017-a.html
Federal Reserve interpretation of Dodd-Frank financial reform regulations has resulted in Visa/MC gift cards getting PINs as of April 1, 2013.
Setting PINS
At Walmat, many MCs default to credit(and fail) and require pressing a button to change the payment type to debit. Here are the workarounds:
Old POS systems (monochrome black on green terminals and replacement color terminals):
1a. Screen shows "Insert or Swipe Card Quickly" with "Espanol" button in lower right (note if your screen blinks)
1b. Swipe card
1c. Screen shows "Waiting for cashier..." with with working animation in lower center and "Cancel" button in lower right
2. Press "Cancel" on the screen or red button on pad (if your screen blinks, do not hit button until after blink)
3. Press "ATM/DEBIT" from upper left
4. Press "No Cash Back"
5a. Enter PIN
5b. Screen shows "Waiting for cashier..."
6. Cashier hits blue (not green) Debit button on their side.
New POS systems (color terminal):
1. Swipe GC
2. Press "Change Payment" on screen (Yellow button on pad should also work, but screen works better for some. Timing is critical.)
3. Press "DEBIT"
4. Press "No Cash Back"
5. Enter PIN - Screen showing another 'Waiting for cashier...'.
6. Ask Cashier to hit blue color Debit button on the screen
When splitting transactions among multiple cards at a Walmart register, make sure to have the cashier hit the debit button on their physical keypad. If they hit the debit button on the touchscreen, it will not work. If your transaction got declined, try having the cashier hit 'Debit' using the physical keypad on the right of the screen.
As of 6/19/2014, Walmart rejects Debit attempts above $49.99 on all cards issued by InComm/ITC Financial Services, namely all Vanilla VISA and OneVanilla. There is no workaround.
Error Messages
DEBIT NOT AVAILABLE
Not enough funds available to cover whatever amount was typed in, or most likely NOT typed in.
DEBIT NOT APPROVED
Received when the card's monthly load limit had been reached.
HOST TIMEOUT
Connection problems. The GC may be drained but the transaction should reverse itself, and funds will become available again.
Federal Reserve interpretation of Dodd-Frank financial reform regulations has resulted in Visa/MC gift cards getting PINs as of April 1, 2013.
Setting PINS
- MetaBank VISA or Sunrise VISA -use the last four digits of the card number (or to set personal PIN call 888-524-1283)
- US Bank VISA and Mastercard - Newer cards come with a PIN printed on cardstock inside the package. To set/reset PIN, call 866-952-5653. One person reports: VISA that has pre-set PIN locks PIN on first use if not previously reset; always call to set PIN before use. If you forget to reset the pin and you can't unload the funds to your BB, call the toll free # and ask rep. to "reset" the card and they will do some magic and you should then be able to unload the funds at WM.
- Vanilla VISA and OneVanilla(not MyVanilla, etc) - selection of 4 digits on the first transaction becomes the PIN
At Walmat, many MCs default to credit(and fail) and require pressing a button to change the payment type to debit. Here are the workarounds:
Old POS systems (monochrome black on green terminals and replacement color terminals):
1a. Screen shows "Insert or Swipe Card Quickly" with "Espanol" button in lower right (note if your screen blinks)
1b. Swipe card
1c. Screen shows "Waiting for cashier..." with with working animation in lower center and "Cancel" button in lower right
2. Press "Cancel" on the screen or red button on pad (if your screen blinks, do not hit button until after blink)
3. Press "ATM/DEBIT" from upper left
4. Press "No Cash Back"
5a. Enter PIN
5b. Screen shows "Waiting for cashier..."
6. Cashier hits blue (not green) Debit button on their side.
New POS systems (color terminal):
1. Swipe GC
2. Press "Change Payment" on screen (Yellow button on pad should also work, but screen works better for some. Timing is critical.)
3. Press "DEBIT"
4. Press "No Cash Back"
5. Enter PIN - Screen showing another 'Waiting for cashier...'.
6. Ask Cashier to hit blue color Debit button on the screen
When splitting transactions among multiple cards at a Walmart register, make sure to have the cashier hit the debit button on their physical keypad. If they hit the debit button on the touchscreen, it will not work. If your transaction got declined, try having the cashier hit 'Debit' using the physical keypad on the right of the screen.
As of 6/19/2014, Walmart rejects Debit attempts above $49.99 on all cards issued by InComm/ITC Financial Services, namely all Vanilla VISA and OneVanilla. There is no workaround.
Error Messages
DEBIT NOT AVAILABLE
Not enough funds available to cover whatever amount was typed in, or most likely NOT typed in.
DEBIT NOT APPROVED
Received when the card's monthly load limit had been reached.
HOST TIMEOUT
Connection problems. The GC may be drained but the transaction should reverse itself, and funds will become available again.
PIN available now for Visa/MC prepaid debit cards(2013-2016).
#2972
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: NYC
Posts: 415
Think there is a market for a MS pinup calendar with all the hottest reload products? You know, bare gift cards torn out of their packaging and being swiped hard through the register... I'll be right back.
#2973
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 175
It's starting to get annoying, just picked up 30 more cards and 4 of them are almost unswipeable. Trying to remove this stuff isn't fun either
#2974
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 370
http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/fina...0841/?start=40
#2976
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 175
Sounds suspiciously like the fraudulent grocery store gift cards that people were reporting in SoCal - go to the August 28 posts:
http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/fina...0841/?start=40
http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/fina...0841/?start=40
This really has me worried though as I know all 30 were sealed inside the card rack, I had to ask someone to check inside for them since there weren't any hanging on the rack. A manager opened it up and gave me 3 "sealed" stacks of 10. (Sealed as in the flimsy plastic wrapping that they come in)
#2977
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Washington DC
Programs: United, AA, Avianca
Posts: 249
Thanks for the info, i'm in Norcal so maybe they migrated up here. I never had an issue unloading them rather quickly (24-48 hours) so maybe i'll make it a point to do them the same day just in case.
This really has me worried though as I know all 30 were sealed inside the card rack, I had to ask someone to check inside for them since there weren't any hanging on the rack. A manager opened it up and gave me 3 "sealed" stacks of 10. (Sealed as in the flimsy plastic wrapping that they come in)
This really has me worried though as I know all 30 were sealed inside the card rack, I had to ask someone to check inside for them since there weren't any hanging on the rack. A manager opened it up and gave me 3 "sealed" stacks of 10. (Sealed as in the flimsy plastic wrapping that they come in)
#2978
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 175
Nah, at OM they take in your DL information if you buy 2k or more, this store is used to me by now. I come in my company shirt and tie, one of the associates even asked me one day if my company raffles them off as sales incentives, I said yup and they have never asked since.
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#2979
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 122
anyone know how long until a hold falls off of a MetaBank VGC when the transaction is aborted?
I went to get a 1K MO and used this card first. Problem with the second card, so CSM aborts the transaction, says that the 500 went back to my first card. I ask for a $499.30 MO, but now it declines the transaction. I'm hoping that this is just a matter of waiting a few days until the hold from the first attempt falls off. Anyone have experience with such a situation?
I went to get a 1K MO and used this card first. Problem with the second card, so CSM aborts the transaction, says that the 500 went back to my first card. I ask for a $499.30 MO, but now it declines the transaction. I'm hoping that this is just a matter of waiting a few days until the hold from the first attempt falls off. Anyone have experience with such a situation?
#2980
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: ATL F-Terminal
Programs: Hilton C, Marriott Pt, Delta Pt
Posts: 249
Read here:
https://mygift.giftcardmall.com/Term...tCard/Metabank
Or a copy of TOC insert can be found in every pouch of GC if you have good vision.
Luckily I have yet to experience this with Meta GCs but IIRC AMEX GCs took about a week to drop temporary hold(s). Plan ahead and always have a back-up plan(s). You should have had another GC or your own debit card ready to go in case like this.
Lesson learned. Move on.
https://mygift.giftcardmall.com/Term...tCard/Metabank
Or a copy of TOC insert can be found in every pouch of GC if you have good vision.
Luckily I have yet to experience this with Meta GCs but IIRC AMEX GCs took about a week to drop temporary hold(s). Plan ahead and always have a back-up plan(s). You should have had another GC or your own debit card ready to go in case like this.
Lesson learned. Move on.
#2981
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 510
Just to make sure I'm on the same page, the cheapest $500 Visa Gift Cards cost $5.95?
Where are they available at? I know they are available at my local supermarket but is there a major chain store (CVS, Staples, Office Max, Office Depot etc) they are available from?
Where are they available at? I know they are available at my local supermarket but is there a major chain store (CVS, Staples, Office Max, Office Depot etc) they are available from?
#2982
Join Date: Jan 2012
Programs: DL, WoH
Posts: 1,253
anyone know how long until a hold falls off of a MetaBank VGC when the transaction is aborted?
I went to get a 1K MO and used this card first. Problem with the second card, so CSM aborts the transaction, says that the 500 went back to my first card. I ask for a $499.30 MO, but now it declines the transaction. I'm hoping that this is just a matter of waiting a few days until the hold from the first attempt falls off. Anyone have experience with such a situation?
I went to get a 1K MO and used this card first. Problem with the second card, so CSM aborts the transaction, says that the 500 went back to my first card. I ask for a $499.30 MO, but now it declines the transaction. I'm hoping that this is just a matter of waiting a few days until the hold from the first attempt falls off. Anyone have experience with such a situation?
#2983
Moderator: Manufactured Spending
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 6,576
Nah, at OM they take in your DL information if you buy 2k or more, this store is used to me by now. I come in my company shirt and tie, one of the associates even asked me one day if my company raffles them off as sales incentives, I said yup and they have never asked since.
#2984
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 175
Ty, but I'm not too worried, this was months ago when they asked and I really do buy them for my company to raffle off sometimes, just replace the $200 cards to $25, and 3k at a time to $50. Oh and from my ink card to the companies citi card
#2985
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: PHX & AGP
Programs: AA Lifetime PLT, Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, Hilton Gold
Posts: 11,408
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