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 9, 2013, 6:48 pm
#76
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: IAH
Posts: 418
If you are having trouble, tell the cashier CheckFreePay, CheckFreePay, CheckFreePay you may have to keep saying it cause most are not trained for this. A few try to swipe my amex spg and I just hit my forehead, I have resorted to keeping a receipt of a transaction that worked so I can show them if they refuse.
I think I am less than 50% success, because they don't know how to process the transaction.
I think I am less than 50% success, because they don't know how to process the transaction.
Jun 10, 2013, 1:19 am
#77
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: DL Plat, Hyatt Plat
Posts: 107
Has anyone tried to pay "US Bank" issued Visa Cards. Should we be paying generic VISA or to US Bank? And to confirm, is 4 the max number of debit cards that can be used as tender? Thanks much
Jun 10, 2013, 3:34 am
#78
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Western US
Programs: WN CP, WN A-List Preferred, AS MVPG 75k, SPG Gold, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 554
Don't use Moneygram, use CheckFreePay. If it looks like an Amex symbol on the corner of your card, send it to Amex. If it looks like Visa, send it to Visa. If it looks like a Mastercard, send it to MasterCard.
It doesn't matter who issues the card. The card could be an Elmer Fudd Rewards American Express, issued by the Third National Saving and Loan Bank of Looney Tunes. Send the payment to American Express.
It doesn't matter who issues the card. The card could be an Elmer Fudd Rewards American Express, issued by the Third National Saving and Loan Bank of Looney Tunes. Send the payment to American Express.
Jun 10, 2013, 6:52 am
#79
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 784
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Jun 10, 2013, 8:42 am
#80
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 939
I think I will ask them to do that next time.
I always worry about them mistyping my CC number and the headache it would be getting that corrected.
Jun 10, 2013, 11:35 am
#82
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: IAH
Posts: 418
Has anyone tried any CheckFreePay locations other than WalMart? Kroger is one I can try tonight. Also D & B LIQUOR looks promising, maybe I can kill two birds with one stone. 
Jun 10, 2013, 12:37 pm
#83
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 168
Yeah, if they ask me to swipe it, that generally means they don't know what they are doing.
BTW, this may be obvious, but make sure you're tracking this stuff. I have a WM BillPay from 10 days ago that hasn't processed yet. Going to have to call CheckFree tonight.
BTW, this may be obvious, but make sure you're tracking this stuff. I have a WM BillPay from 10 days ago that hasn't processed yet. Going to have to call CheckFree tonight.
Jun 10, 2013, 12:59 pm
#84
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: SF Bay area
Posts: 269
Or, the CSR refuses to punch Visa. Instead just keeps telling me over and over that its not there. Unfortunately, she's "training" the new girl. So moving my stops at that particular store to other days I pinpoint her work schedule.
BTW, the swiping of the card is not always bad. Thats how one of my favorite WMs does it, swipe, zip code, amount, gone.
BTW, the swiping of the card is not always bad. Thats how one of my favorite WMs does it, swipe, zip code, amount, gone.
Jun 10, 2013, 4:18 pm
#86
Join Date: Jan 2013
Programs: UNited American
Posts: 60
Clarification if someone can help me...I have a citibusiness/AAdvantage card. When I check my statement on line it is not in the same section of the website that my other accounts are located in. My plan is to go to walmart and try to make a payment with my gift debit cards using the bill pay service. It is a visa, starting with a four. Just wondering if anyone has had experience with this. I'm having cold feet since trying to buy a money order eight days ago from a checker who insisted she knew what she was doing, but did not. Still waiting for the $500 to credit back to my card. Meta bank denying any knowledge or capability in fixing this. Sigh.
Jun 11, 2013, 6:49 pm
#89
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: IAH
Posts: 418
Success at Kroger. $2 for next day on an AmEx payment. The cashier insisted there are no cheaper options.