WalMart online with school card

[Gary Dillard]

We set up an open PO with Walmart again this year, and I decided to order some stuff online using the school credit card. Then I discovered that Walmart.com doesn't allow payment with a Walmart community or business credit card. However, it appears from the website text that it will allow me to purchase a Walmart gift card (online) with the card and then I can use the gift card to pay for the online purchase. Huh???? Has anyone else done this?

[Tungrus]

Is there a charge for activating or using the gift card? Do school districts allow buying gift cards?

[Tim Sharp]

Be careful Gary. In Alabama it is definitely illegal to convert public money into anything that can be converted to cash.

[Gary Dillard]

Wow thanks Tim, I wasn't even thinking it would be illegal. I'm planning on going to the local store to see if they can help me make the order.

[Tim Sharp]

Your book keeper can probably help. I generally give mine an outline of what I need done and she navigates the labyrinth of regulations. I've never had any luck at all ordering through an online system that's not specifically set up to accept a school PO (like Andy Mark or Vex)

[Gary Dillard]

We've always done the Walmart open PO and the school credit card to pick up misc. stuff, this is the first time I've tried to use Walmart.com with it.