Feb 3, 2017, 9:54 am
Last edit by: ChrisFlyer66
This is the thread for 2017. The previous discussion can be found here.
The 2018 thread is here.
THIS IS A WIKI FOR AND OLD THREAD AND IS NO LONGER BEING UPDATED.
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All WM registers allow 4 debit swipes per transaction, but YMMV per store and cashier. Refer to cards as debit.
-Visas issued by MetaBank work great. Pin is last 4 digits
-MC issued by US bank work good, but you need to change payment type to debit before they enter the amount in the register. Swipe and hit "Cancel" or "Change Payment" to select "Debit" on the screen and have them enter amount and then enter the pin. Pin in packaging.
-Any Vanilla product affiliated with InComm or ITC Financial Services will not work for swipes > $49.99.
NO variety or design of VISA or MC Gebit's will ever auto-drain at Walmart.
The amount of each swipe needs to be entered by the cashier. Ask to "split the payment by $$$". The Gebit must have current balance of that amount or more otherwise slip with Error 51 will print out. Warning: (YMMV) It appears (my experience on 3 occasions during prepaid card load and buying MO in 2 different WMs) that after the debit card was charged no cash could be credited back to the card. Cashier should issue cash back. Keep the slip and contact manager if in doubt. Remember date, time and register if no slip.
You cannot successfully swipe more than 4 cards in a single transaction. If the cashier screws up and enters $50.00 instead of $500.00 (thus making it impossible for 4 swipes to complete the transaction), the transaction will need to be canceled. The funds should return to your cards right away but may take 24 hours, so note the time and person helping you.
MO fee is usually 70 cents each. Subtract from your total or pay in cash.
Start slow and buy one MO to see how it works. Your store or cashier may work different and have rules that other store do not have.
Very few Kate's can sell money orders anymore.
Debit codes PDF
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/attac...0&d=1461170080
The 2018 thread is here.
THIS IS A WIKI FOR AND OLD THREAD AND IS NO LONGER BEING UPDATED.
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All WM registers allow 4 debit swipes per transaction, but YMMV per store and cashier. Refer to cards as debit.
-Visas issued by MetaBank work great. Pin is last 4 digits
-MC issued by US bank work good, but you need to change payment type to debit before they enter the amount in the register. Swipe and hit "Cancel" or "Change Payment" to select "Debit" on the screen and have them enter amount and then enter the pin. Pin in packaging.
-Any Vanilla product affiliated with InComm or ITC Financial Services will not work for swipes > $49.99.
NO variety or design of VISA or MC Gebit's will ever auto-drain at Walmart.
The amount of each swipe needs to be entered by the cashier. Ask to "split the payment by $$$". The Gebit must have current balance of that amount or more otherwise slip with Error 51 will print out. Warning: (YMMV) It appears (my experience on 3 occasions during prepaid card load and buying MO in 2 different WMs) that after the debit card was charged no cash could be credited back to the card. Cashier should issue cash back. Keep the slip and contact manager if in doubt. Remember date, time and register if no slip.
You cannot successfully swipe more than 4 cards in a single transaction. If the cashier screws up and enters $50.00 instead of $500.00 (thus making it impossible for 4 swipes to complete the transaction), the transaction will need to be canceled. The funds should return to your cards right away but may take 24 hours, so note the time and person helping you.
MO fee is usually 70 cents each. Subtract from your total or pay in cash.
Start slow and buy one MO to see how it works. Your store or cashier may work different and have rules that other store do not have.
Very few Kate's can sell money orders anymore.
Debit codes PDF
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/attac...0&d=1461170080
Buying Money Orders at Walmart (2017)
Jul 21, 2017, 12:48 pm
#571
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Jul 21, 2017, 1:02 pm
#572
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So, I talked with the money manager today. I asked if there was anything that could be done but I didn't want to get mgmt involved at all and was willing to just eat the loss. She said since it wasn't a cash transaction there wasn't anything she could do on her side. Recommended that I dispute the charge. I asked her if that would end up getting their store's mgmt involved since I want to avoid that at all costs. She said that it wouldn't. Not sure what I'm going to do.
It was a transaction that was aborted, but PIN was entered and money taken off card.
It was a transaction that was aborted, but PIN was entered and money taken off card.
The other day I swiped #1 inputted my Pin and then swiped #2 and then the csr wanted to see my DCs, I showed my real DC and no choice but to show the GC, she said sorry and we waited till the person with the key came over to cx the transaction. I called up and both cards had all the $$ still on them, so I think till everything is done and the csr pushes what they need to in order to complete the transaction no $$ are removed from a card
Next stop no problems but the MO didnt print, (different cards then the 1st) the mgr came and told the csr simply do it all again using ca$h and give him the MO, was hoping for ca$h instead but at least I got the MO
Jul 21, 2017, 1:08 pm
#573
Join Date: Nov 2015
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The fact that you addressed it with the cash office tells me that it will bother you too much to eat the $500. In that case, you might as well get anyone involved who will help get your money back. Despite what the cash office said, there's a good chance that management will find out about the dispute now anyway.
Jul 21, 2017, 1:23 pm
#574
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 3,688
PS: Just wondering why you even mentioned that you were willing to eat the loss? $500 is not a small amount for anyone to just let go UNLESS you have a 'negative history' with that store that you prefer not to be uncovered? If there's none, by all means get back your $500 even if it means losing that store for MS activities.
Jul 21, 2017, 1:28 pm
#575
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 2,257
doubt I would walk away from $500, even if it meant burning that location. If its only place to MO for miles upon miles then Id work out how much Id have to MS in order to get my $$ back, most likley Id rather not MS any longer
The other day I swiped #1 inputted my Pin and then swiped #2 and then the csr wanted to see my DCs, I showed my real DC and no choice but to show the GC, she said sorry and we waited till the person with the key came over to cx the transaction. I called up and both cards had all the $$ still on them, so I think till everything is done and the csr pushes what they need to in order to complete the transaction no $$ are removed from a card
Next stop no problems but the MO didnt print, (different cards then the 1st) the mgr came and told the csr simply do it all again using ca$h and give him the MO, was hoping for ca$h instead but at least I got the MO
The other day I swiped #1 inputted my Pin and then swiped #2 and then the csr wanted to see my DCs, I showed my real DC and no choice but to show the GC, she said sorry and we waited till the person with the key came over to cx the transaction. I called up and both cards had all the $$ still on them, so I think till everything is done and the csr pushes what they need to in order to complete the transaction no $$ are removed from a card
Next stop no problems but the MO didnt print, (different cards then the 1st) the mgr came and told the csr simply do it all again using ca$h and give him the MO, was hoping for ca$h instead but at least I got the MO
but i think what you said in 2nd paragraph should be a cautionary tale to everyone here. it's great everything work out for you, but i think sometimes it had not for others.
i have had a few occasions, where i was 'caught' using gebit mid-way through the 4 swipes, and then was told sternly i cannot proceed any longer, and they want to cancel the transaction.
bc i feared the uncertainty and long process involved in getting my money back to the gebit even after transaction is aborted, usually i pacify the WM cashiers by saying i will pay the rest with my real dc. i always have a real dc with enough $XXXX as backup for situations like this. nobody has objected me completing my transaction with dc in all the times i have asked - it is as if i m 'forgiven' instantly for using gc. i guess i rather suck it up by paying with dc, than to risk not having my money back at all.
but at kroger, i can confirm, based on personal experience, that money is not taken out from card until all the swipes are completed. thus i feel more comfortable not completing all my 'swipes' there if caught mid-way.
Jul 21, 2017, 3:17 pm
#576
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Sounds like the above store didn't know how to process when a glitch happens.
Jul 21, 2017, 3:54 pm
#577
Join Date: May 2015
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That's odd that Cash dept personnel told you there's nothing she can do since I was told that debit transactions are treated like cash transactions that's why when there are issues, they give refunds in cash instead of putting it back on one's DC. If that was the cash manager you dealt with, you have no choice but to escalate this to upper management. You may get a favorable resolution.
PS: Just wondering why you even mentioned that you were willing to eat the loss? $500 is not a small amount for anyone to just let go UNLESS you have a 'negative history' with that store that you prefer not to be uncovered? If there's none, by all means get back your $500 even if it means losing that store for MS activities.
PS: Just wondering why you even mentioned that you were willing to eat the loss? $500 is not a small amount for anyone to just let go UNLESS you have a 'negative history' with that store that you prefer not to be uncovered? If there's none, by all means get back your $500 even if it means losing that store for MS activities.
No negative history. Just don't want to burn any bridges. 500 is small in the grand scheme.
Jul 21, 2017, 4:56 pm
#579
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 1,066
I hear you. Not suggesting its small, i mean it is $500 out of my pocket. But, the cost of burning a bridge is much higher for me given the area I'm in. Now if the other 2 cards didn't get refunded and I was out $1500 I might have a different approach.
Jul 21, 2017, 5:55 pm
#580
Join Date: May 2016
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I liquidated $4K at one WM today. No questions asked. You just have to know your store and wait for right clerk.
Jul 22, 2017, 6:55 am
#581
Join Date: Apr 2014
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But I'm fortunate to live in a ms oasis and I would press management to make it right. I have taken lately to doing 4 receipts of 2 * 999.30 MOs at a time for ~8k. As said above, you need to know your local climate and your cashiers.
Jul 22, 2017, 10:32 am
#582
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: DFW
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Had a couple of US Bank cards declined today. Calked the number and get message that system is down for maintenance. Checked website and after entering number it gives me an error message. Performing maintenace in tbe middle of the day does not sound like a planned thing, soundslike an unexpected emergency downtime.
Jul 22, 2017, 2:30 pm
#583
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: NRT
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Any success TODAY? One of my WM pos said something like unable to process. Rep said she cannot process since this morning. Haven't tried other yet. I don't know if it is a single store issue.
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Jul 22, 2017, 4:49 pm
#584
Join Date: Oct 2010
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I had a typo in my post above. I have had success today with US Bank cards, but every Metabank card has timed out today.
Jul 22, 2017, 5:36 pm
#585
Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 7
Not sure what is going on at WM, but I just tried 20 mins ago to buy 2K of MOs using metabankVGCs cards,.......the first of my 4 cards went through fine but then all the other 3 cards timed out.......not sure what is going on especially as the first card went through fine though seeing another post from someone else with the same problem is going to stop me going to another WM tonight as it looks suspiciously like a system thing...The CSR at WM said it is likely my cards but I don't believe that....I hope this isn't the end for VGCs at WM though if it was I am sure my first card wouldn't have gone through.......I would be interested to hear from anyone who has SUCCESSFULLY used metabank VGCs today.