Apr 3, 2014, 2:30 pm
Last edit by: Middle_Seat
There are four cash reload options listed on the Emerald site. The question is whether any of their outlets will accept either credit cards directly or debit cards purchased through a portal with a credit card.
Rapid Reload at WalMart
1. Take your H&R Block Emerald Prepaid MasterCard® and cash, payroll or government benefits check to any register at a participating Walmart (Rapid Reload not available in VT and WY).
2. If you have a check, the cashier will cash your check (Check cashing not available in NJ, NY, RI. Check cashing fees apply).
3. Swipe your Emerald Card and add all or part of your cash directly to it-load up to $1,000 as long as you don't exceed the card load limits. A service fee of $3.74 applies.
GreenDot Money Pak
1. Pick up a MoneyPak® from your participating neighborhood retailer.
2. Go to the register and add cash to the MoneyPak (up to $500 at most locations, up to $1,000 at Walmart). A service fee of up to $4.95 applies.
MoneyGram
1. Fill out the blue form or pick up the MoneyGram phone. Provide the following information:
Company Name: Emerald Card
Receive Code: 4941
Account Number: Your Emerald Card Number
2. Add the funds you want and the $3.95 fee.
3. Keep the reference number that confirms your transactions.
Western Union
1. Complete the gray Prepaid Services form and provide the agent with cash for your load amount and the $3.95 fee.
2. Save your receipt with your Money Transfer Control Number
To use your emerald for ach payments:
1. get your information from the direct deposits section of your emerald account
2. go to your bill (CC) and put that information in as your new payee
3. schedule your payment using that payee for the amount loaded to your emerald card. Posts next day and shows up as gone next day on emerald.
Please add your comments where necessary......
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From the T&Cs (April 2015):
Rapid Reload at WalMart
1. Take your H&R Block Emerald Prepaid MasterCard® and cash, payroll or government benefits check to any register at a participating Walmart (Rapid Reload not available in VT and WY).
2. If you have a check, the cashier will cash your check (Check cashing not available in NJ, NY, RI. Check cashing fees apply).
3. Swipe your Emerald Card and add all or part of your cash directly to it-load up to $1,000 as long as you don't exceed the card load limits. A service fee of $3.74 applies.
GreenDot Money Pak
1. Pick up a MoneyPak® from your participating neighborhood retailer.
2. Go to the register and add cash to the MoneyPak (up to $500 at most locations, up to $1,000 at Walmart). A service fee of up to $4.95 applies.
MoneyGram
1. Fill out the blue form or pick up the MoneyGram phone. Provide the following information:
Company Name: Emerald Card
Receive Code: 4941
Account Number: Your Emerald Card Number
2. Add the funds you want and the $3.95 fee.
3. Keep the reference number that confirms your transactions.
Western Union
1. Complete the gray Prepaid Services form and provide the agent with cash for your load amount and the $3.95 fee.
2. Save your receipt with your Money Transfer Control Number
To use your emerald for ach payments:
1. get your information from the direct deposits section of your emerald account
2. go to your bill (CC) and put that information in as your new payee
3. schedule your payment using that payee for the amount loaded to your emerald card. Posts next day and shows up as gone next day on emerald.
Please add your comments where necessary......
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From the T&Cs (April 2015):
- The maximum amount of cash value you may load to your Card Account each day is $999.99.
- The maximum number of times you may load your Card Account per day is four (4).
- The maximum amount of cash value that you may load to your Card Account each month is $9,500.00.
- The maximum number of times you may load your Card Account per month is ten (10).
- The maximum cumulative amount that may be withdrawn from an ATM per day is $3,000.00 per card.
- The maximum cumulative amount that may be withdrawn from a participating bank per day is the available balance of your Card Account.
- The maximum that can be spent per Card per day is $3,500.00.
Emerald Prepaid Card, Alternative methods to load (after demise of VR) for MS
Apr 28, 2014, 9:37 am
#46
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 182
Can anyone confirm the $500 max RapidReload at WM? The HR Block website says you can load up to $1000 for the $3.95 fee. If we can take advantage of the WM Split Tender offerings, this could be fairly nice for some of the people who use 5x cards.
Apr 28, 2014, 9:50 am
#48
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Los Angles
Posts: 2,101
Apr 29, 2014, 4:22 pm
#51
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Los Angles
Posts: 2,101
Does 'RapidReload at WM for $3.95' count towards monthly load limit of 5k?
May 3, 2014, 8:26 am
#54
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: In the ATL
Posts: 156
May 3, 2014, 8:40 am
#55
Join Date: Feb 2006
Programs: HH Gold (again), US/UA/DL non-elite, ZE Presidents Circle, WN reluctant no fee convert.
Posts: 1,449
I have something over $200 left on this "baby", and I weep at the loss of the effective way one could manage it.
Right now I am using it to cover MO fee and get cash back as I buy under a $1K MO with two GCs. Liquidating it slowly...
There is something I am missing. IF I was willing to pay $3.95 for a VR, then I should be willing to pay at least the same again for some reload method. But, I see two steps in cost with cash, not one. Am I wrong?
Right now I am using it to cover MO fee and get cash back as I buy under a $1K MO with two GCs. Liquidating it slowly...
There is something I am missing. IF I was willing to pay $3.95 for a VR, then I should be willing to pay at least the same again for some reload method. But, I see two steps in cost with cash, not one. Am I wrong?
May 3, 2014, 10:47 am
#56
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Los Angles
Posts: 2,101
Not sure what are U talking about....where can U buy VR with CC?
May 3, 2014, 10:58 am
#57
Join Date: May 2011
Programs: US Airways Gold, Marriott Platinum, SW A List
Posts: 1,575
May 3, 2014, 11:41 am
#59
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 908
So has anyone tried to load the emerald card with 2 X gc (500.00)? This would be my last option. For MS. But I want to have the option open. I would estimate the cost to be: 4.00 load. 10.00 for the two gc., and 1.00 for bill pay on hrblock.com. This is a $5 difference from BB.