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 14, 2013, 1:43 pm
#106
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 76
This is interesting, and I hate to be a "please spoon feed me" person, but can someone break down the advantage of this - is the primary advantage speed?
Why would I pay $1.50 or $1.88 when I can get a money order for .70 cents, deposit it into an account that pays you for bill paying, like Discover's new banking product (.10 profit per bill pay) - and have a net loss of .60 cents instead of $1.88?
I realize it makes more sense if you are doing huge sums and you hit the MO limit.
Why would I pay $1.50 or $1.88 when I can get a money order for .70 cents, deposit it into an account that pays you for bill paying, like Discover's new banking product (.10 profit per bill pay) - and have a net loss of .60 cents instead of $1.88?
I realize it makes more sense if you are doing huge sums and you hit the MO limit.
Jun 14, 2013, 3:17 pm
#107
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: NYC
Posts: 1,756
two reasons:
a. much higher limit so less visit to WM and save gas.
b. don't have to go to the bank to deposit mos.
a. much higher limit so less visit to WM and save gas.
b. don't have to go to the bank to deposit mos.
Jun 14, 2013, 11:01 pm
#108
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: New Hampshire
Programs: AA Platinum, Marriott Gold, Everything else: Dirt
Posts: 802
id much rather pay $1.00 than $.70 and risk a SAR
Jun 15, 2013, 1:32 am
#109
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: LAX
Posts: 546
Billpay at Walmart
I would pay $1 more to avoid the hassle of MOs
Jun 15, 2013, 1:34 am
#110
Suspended
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: NYC & PEK
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, UA GS, AA EXP
Posts: 292
Paid 4 $2000 to my cards, each $1.88. Anyone paid higher amount?
Jun 15, 2013, 4:48 am
#111
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: NYC
Posts: 1,756
tried to pay over 3K but they said it required to record my ssn and I don't feel comfortable having them writing down my ssn and drivers license in a file where any cashier will have access to.
Jun 15, 2013, 9:47 am
#112
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: LAX
Posts: 546
That is interesting. I will try to repeat this and see if the outcome is any different.
Jun 15, 2013, 1:16 pm
#113
Join Date: Jan 2013
Programs: UNited American
Posts: 60
I have made 4 bill pay transactions at Wally World in last week. First was to citi business visa on6/10 for1500. It was showing on line by 6/13. I paid1.88 as that was the only choice I was given. Also citi in Puerto Rico showed up on list but not just regular Citibank so I paid it under visa . They wanted the mailing zip to do this but luckily I had the statement with me. Made a second payment to citi visa business yest for $1400. ( max I could get it up to with the cards I had available. ) Hasn't posted on web site yet. Again think it was next day and cost $1.88. Two more this am. She let me buy two money orders and do two bill pay. Prob were just arbitrary limits but I just smiled and said no prob. I paid discover this am. Total I was able to pay was eight hundred with four $200 cards. This one only cost a dollar to send. There were two discover choices so I just went with the one that was discover. Other payment was cap one. There were two choices for that one, I took the basic. Paid total amount bc it was under my eight hundred dollar/4card limit. Cost $1.50. Asked about the differences in prices. Was told some are one day and some are up to three. The machine makes the decision on most of them although occasionally there is a choice. Overall, fairly painless. I managed to get 45 of those $200 OM cards so I am liquidating as quickly as possible
Jun 16, 2013, 12:29 am
#114
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: LAX
Posts: 546
Billpay at Walmart
Are you guys giving your billing zip code or zip code of the place you would mail the check too?
I have been giving my billing zipcode and things have been going through
I have been giving my billing zipcode and things have been going through
Jun 17, 2013, 4:38 pm
#115
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 150
Anyone have success using My vanilla debit card (the black one) to pay bills at walmart?
Jun 18, 2013, 11:37 am
#117
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Finally back in Boston after escaping from New York
Posts: 13,644
Reminds me of a joke from my German professor: What is the difference between sex and fear? Answer in white:
Two. The German word for six is "sex" und the word for four is "vier," pronounced "fear."
This. It's also hard to pay my credit card bills with money orders.
Mike
Two. The German word for six is "sex" und the word for four is "vier," pronounced "fear."
This. It's also hard to pay my credit card bills with money orders.
Mike
Jun 18, 2013, 11:46 am
#118
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: NYC
Posts: 1,756
paid 2.9K AMEX bill and they did not ask to see my id but yet the system prompt to input SSN. Since it was entered electronically on the screen I gave it to them. For $1 charge it should hit my AMEX account in 3 business days.
Jun 18, 2013, 12:35 pm
#119
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 249
For my card if they put the issuer (e.g. Capital 1) as the payee it is $1.50, if they use 'Visa' it is $1.88. I haven't quite determined if one is faster than the other.
Jun 18, 2013, 4:29 pm
#120
Join Date: Feb 2012
Programs: AA, SPG, United, BA Avios, US Airways
Posts: 12