pre paid visa card

[Brenna&Noah's Mom]

Can you use this at Disneyworld?My trip is in two weeks and I was thinking of using this if they accept them.

TIA

 

[AmandaNied]

My last trip we used a few of these. They worked five (ran like a credit card) you just need to be mindful of the balance, as it will decline if you are just a penny over the total left in the card. When I got low, I would ask that they run the card for $6.49 (or whatever was left on the card) then pay the difference in another tender.

 

[blackforest]

My last trip we used a few of these. They worked five (ran like a credit card) you just need to be mindful of the balance, as it will decline if you are just a penny over the total left in the card. When I got low, I would ask that they run the card for $6.49 (or whatever was left on the card) then pay the difference in another tender.

Or pay with cash or another cc, down to the balance left. Cracker Barrell wouldn't use the pre-paid because it exceeded the remaning balance, and they weren't set up to take the pre-paid first, get me the remaining owed and then allow me to pay. So, I usually try to use the pre-paid first, zero it out and then pay the difference.

 

[Brenna&Noah's Mom]

Ok thanks

 

[AmandaNied]

That's right- I did forget in restrauants, you have to have 20% more on your card than the total bill.. Or it will decline. It's something in how a restaurant processes cc's- so they can preapprove a 'tip amount'

 

[JB2K]

You can use them at WDW, but I would not use them in situations where they "pre-authorize" for tips, such as a sit-down restaurant.

 

[Brenna&Noah's Mom]

why?

 

[JB2K]

why?

The reason "why" is when you are involved in a tipping/hotel situation, the merchant normally pre-authorizes a certain dollar amount (purchase + expected tip) against your card. While this is fine with credit/debit cards, it can be problematic for gift cards, especially since it takes a few days for the pre-authorization to fall-off..

 

[Tinkerbell58]

If you can, purchase Disney gift cards for your trip. No worries! I put the majority of my trip money on a gift card and take about $200 in cash.