Can You Buy a Money Order with a Gift Card at Walmart? (2017 Guide)

However, you often use PIN-enabled prepaid gift cards (like those from Visa, Mastercard, or American Express). Because these cards can be registered with a PIN, Walmart’s point-of-sale system often treats them like a standard debit card. How to Do It: A Step-by-Step for 2017

Before heading to the store, visit the card issuer's website to register your card and set a 4-digit PIN.

The most important thing to know is that . Walmart’s system classifies their own gift cards as "store credit," which is restricted from being converted into cash-equivalent instruments like money orders.

Some Walmart locations have stricter internal policies and may manually check if the card is a "gift" card. If the card says "Gift" on the front, a cashier might decline the transaction even if the system would technically process it. What if I have a Walmart Gift Card?

When it’s time to pay, tell the cashier you are using a debit card . When prompted, swipe your prepaid card and enter your PIN.

If you are in California and your Walmart gift card balance is less than $10, you can legally request to redeem it for cash at the register.

Walmart typically allows money orders up to $1,000 , with a small fee (usually around $0.70 to $1.00).