Jan 12, 2014, 9:38 am
Last edit by: ChrisFlyer66
This is the thread for posts through 2016. The new thread for 2017 is http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/manufactured-spending/1826119-billpay-walmart-2017-a.html
Bill Pay cannot be done at a regular register.
It must be done at Customer Service/Returns.
Or at the Money Center in stores that have it.
BUSINESS DAY transaction completion time is 18:59:59 EST
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WM offers two BP services: CheckFreePAY and MoneyGram. The cashier can initiate CheckFreePAY by selecting Money Services followed by Bill Pay on the register for a fee of $1-1.88. Moneygram is $4.99.
Once your CFP account is set up, you can add cc. When you want to BP give them your phone# to look up your account under Money Services. They often get confused and think you want MG, but just say it is under Money Services.
ONLY 4 successful debit card swipes can pay for a transaction.
ONLY 5 payments per 16 digit account number per rolling 30 days.
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:-:VISA and MC
If your particular card isn't on the list below, try "VISA" or "MASTERCARD."
"VISA" and "MASTERCARD" payee can no longer be found by search at some stores. If the employee can no longer find "VISA" or "MASTERCARD" by searching in CheckFreePAY, then you cannot pay either, end of story.
Following do not work:
$1.88 next day.
$1.88 next day.
:-:Issuing Bank
Discover - Use for all Discover network cards
$1.50 next day, $1.00 three days.
American Express AMEX cards(SPG, BC, BCE, BCP, etc) cannot be paid through CheckFreePAY. Some AMEX cards issued by other banks can be paid.
AMEX cards(SPG, BC, BCE, BCP, etc) can be paid using MoneyGram for $4.99
Barclay Listed under barclay - need biller zip - $1.50 next day, $1.00 three days
Bank of America Consumer Loans - Use for BoA-issued and FIA-issued cards; will not work for BofA Small Business cards.
$1.50 next day, $1.00 three days. (Will require a ZIP but apparently yours will work as well as theirs, which is 19886)[INDENT]Works:
$1.50 next day.
$1.50 next day, $1.00 three days.
$1.50 next day, $1.00 three days.
For money order questions, check the following threads and their wiki posts:
Bill Pay cannot be done at a regular register.
It must be done at Customer Service/Returns.
Or at the Money Center in stores that have it.
BUSINESS DAY transaction completion time is 18:59:59 EST
Friday after 06:59PM EST, until Monday BEFORE 07:00PM EST arrives Tuesday
Tuesday BEFORE 7:00PM arrives Wednesday
Wednesday BEFORE 07:00PM arrives Thursday
Thursday BEFORE 07:00PM arrives Friday
Friday BEFORE 07:00PM arrives Monday
But when a next-day payment will post and be visible depends upon the CC issuer.Tuesday BEFORE 7:00PM arrives Wednesday
Wednesday BEFORE 07:00PM arrives Thursday
Thursday BEFORE 07:00PM arrives Friday
Friday BEFORE 07:00PM arrives Monday
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WM offers two BP services: CheckFreePAY and MoneyGram. The cashier can initiate CheckFreePAY by selecting Money Services followed by Bill Pay on the register for a fee of $1-1.88. Moneygram is $4.99.
Once your CFP account is set up, you can add cc. When you want to BP give them your phone# to look up your account under Money Services. They often get confused and think you want MG, but just say it is under Money Services.
ONLY 4 successful debit card swipes can pay for a transaction.
ONLY 5 payments per 16 digit account number per rolling 30 days.
--------------------------------------------
:-:VISA and MC
If your particular card isn't on the list below, try "VISA" or "MASTERCARD."
"VISA" and "MASTERCARD" payee can no longer be found by search at some stores. If the employee can no longer find "VISA" or "MASTERCARD" by searching in CheckFreePAY, then you cannot pay either, end of story.
Following do not work:
Any and all Vanilla VISA, Vanilla MC, and OneVanilla VISA.
Glimcher VISA
MASTERCARDGlimcher VISA
$1.88 next day.
Works:
VISABank of America Cash Rewards Business MC
Barclay (Arrival, US Airways) MC - Posts at 11PM EST, credit available 1AM EST
Chase Business Ink Bold MC
Citi AAdvantage (Platinum Select, Executive, Business) MC - Posts at 3AM EST (+1 day)
Citi ThankYou Preferred MC
CitiBusiness Platinum Select MC
Does not work:Barclay (Arrival, US Airways) MC - Posts at 11PM EST, credit available 1AM EST
Chase Business Ink Bold MC
Citi AAdvantage (Platinum Select, Executive, Business) MC - Posts at 3AM EST (+1 day)
Citi ThankYou Preferred MC
CitiBusiness Platinum Select MC
Barclay Business US Airways MC - NOT PAYABLE - tried 2x
$1.88 next day.
Works:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Barclay Priceline VS
Chase (Amazon, Freedom, Sapphire Preferred, United, Slate) VS - Posts at 10PM EST
Chase Business Ink Bold VS
Citi (AAdvantage, Dividend, ThankYou Preferred) VS
FIA Fidelity VS
PNC CashBuilder VS
US Bank (Cash+, Club Carlson, Flexperks) VS
Wells Fargo Cashback VS
Does not work:Chase (Amazon, Freedom, Sapphire Preferred, United, Slate) VS - Posts at 10PM EST
Chase Business Ink Bold VS
Citi (AAdvantage, Dividend, ThankYou Preferred) VS
FIA Fidelity VS
PNC CashBuilder VS
US Bank (Cash+, Club Carlson, Flexperks) VS
Wells Fargo Cashback VS
TD Bank VS - [Source]
:-:Issuing Bank
Discover - Use for all Discover network cards
$1.50 next day, $1.00 three days.
American Express AMEX cards(SPG, BC, BCE, BCP, etc) cannot be paid through CheckFreePAY. Some AMEX cards issued by other banks can be paid.
AMEX cards(SPG, BC, BCE, BCP, etc) can be paid using MoneyGram for $4.99
Barclay Listed under barclay - need biller zip - $1.50 next day, $1.00 three days
Bank of America Consumer Loans - Use for BoA-issued and FIA-issued cards; will not work for BofA Small Business cards.
$1.50 next day, $1.00 three days. (Will require a ZIP but apparently yours will work as well as theirs, which is 19886)[INDENT]Works:
FIA Fidelity VS & MC
BoA Alaska Airlines Visa
Does not work: Capital OneBoA Alaska Airlines Visa
$1.50 next day.
Personal and business CCs
Citibank American Express - Use for Citi-issued AMEX cards$1.50 next day, $1.00 three days.
Citi AAdvantage AMEX
PNC Bank - Use for PNC-issued Visa network cards$1.50 next day, $1.00 three days.
PNC CashBuilder VS
Warning: Some users have reported being shutdown for using bill pay services.For money order questions, check the following threads and their wiki posts:
Billpay at Walmart(2013-2016)
Jun 13, 2014, 5:41 am
#2311
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 165
I had an typical fail at Walmart this evening when paying a $1700 US (Carlson) bill with just a single debut card (buxx). It happens occasionally for me.
So I decided to give Kmart a try as others recommended. Another thread mentions Kmart can't split payments but I was just looking for one card payment anyway. They were equally uninformed as Walmart employees. But I got it through. The only difference with Kmart is they insisted I provide a biller zip code. I never recall being asked that at Walmart. We'll see how it goes. I'll report back Friday
So I decided to give Kmart a try as others recommended. Another thread mentions Kmart can't split payments but I was just looking for one card payment anyway. They were equally uninformed as Walmart employees. But I got it through. The only difference with Kmart is they insisted I provide a biller zip code. I never recall being asked that at Walmart. We'll see how it goes. I'll report back Friday
Jun 14, 2014, 5:35 am
#2312
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: ORD
Posts: 1,844
Thank you.
Last edited by zznoname; Jul 24, 2014 at 9:08 pm
Jun 14, 2014, 7:58 am
#2313
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 457
Deleted.
Last edited by MsArbi; Oct 30, 2014 at 12:23 am
Jun 14, 2014, 1:37 pm
#2314
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: IAD/DCA
Programs: Bunch of mid-tiers
Posts: 1,034
Just reporting back on the K-Mart experience from Tuesday. It posted no problem today. To recap, that was with a SINGLE card. I actually only paid $930 so I'm not sure on their upper limit. It costed $1.50. I had to provide a zip code, so I gave the billing zip code of US Bank on my statement.
Jun 14, 2014, 2:18 pm
#2315
Join Date: Jan 2014
Programs: AA, UR, WN, BA, CC, SPG
Posts: 11
Today, I did my first WM BP after "teaching" the somewhat grumpy but eventually willing MC employee how to split the tender into 4 $500 payments. She kept trying to enter the $500 first but it obviously wouldn't work. Eventually got it to work.
One interesting nugget of information about a memo that she implied was sent by Check-free. She said that Check-free was trying to figure out a way to stop the split-tender payments for the BP so that one could no longer use multiple debit cards to pay the bill. Somewhat concerning to me but maybe this is already known. Not trying to sow panic or anything just reporting what I was told.
She did it for me anyway without trying to stop me but then told me about the memo.
One interesting nugget of information about a memo that she implied was sent by Check-free. She said that Check-free was trying to figure out a way to stop the split-tender payments for the BP so that one could no longer use multiple debit cards to pay the bill. Somewhat concerning to me but maybe this is already known. Not trying to sow panic or anything just reporting what I was told.
She did it for me anyway without trying to stop me but then told me about the memo.
Jun 14, 2014, 2:47 pm
#2316
Join Date: May 2011
Programs: US Airways Gold, Marriott Platinum, SW A List
Posts: 1,575
Billpay at Walmart
So someone who didn't know how to do BP had inside information about it?
Jun 14, 2014, 3:13 pm
#2317
Join Date: Jan 2014
Programs: AA, UR, WN, BA, CC, SPG
Posts: 11
Well she knew how to do the BP, but was trying to do the split-payment the old way I guess. I mean, I don't think she was making it up about the memo, she wasn't that bright. Just reporting what I encountered.
Jun 14, 2014, 7:26 pm
#2319
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: North Carolina
Programs: US, UA, Hilton Gold, ex-1K
Posts: 134
Yes, please let's have a separate Kmart billpay thread
This is my post about the payment limit I found at Kmart.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/22800325-post1605.html
Since that post I tried split payments but no one at Kmart could figure out how to do it.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/22800325-post1605.html
Since that post I tried split payments but no one at Kmart could figure out how to do it.
Jun 14, 2014, 8:24 pm
#2320
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 457
Deleted.
Last edited by MsArbi; Oct 30, 2014 at 12:23 am
Jun 16, 2014, 9:09 am
#2325
Join Date: Oct 2013
Programs: Hyatt Globalist No More..., Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond, SPG Platinum, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 4,375
CF doesn't control WM's POS and has no reason to care about the swipe count. But if there is any truth to this, it should be WM itself. No matter how you divide the $1/$1.50/$1.88 between CF and WM, 4 debits will wipe out any profit to WM from that BP transaction (unless there was some kind of revenue sharing on the volume).