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It means that the store can not load more than $500 per day. Now, either they will not let anyone else load (which would be relatively good), or they do let, and your money goes into a black hole...
Sedge is right that there is no limit per person, so it has no bearing on a different store.

This seems to contradict you:
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$500 per day PER PERSON or PER STORE?  I.e. do they shut down everyone's loads once the store has loaded a total of $500 for the day, as some have reported?
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Per person at each store per day. I have driven to another Family Dollar in the same day and loaded another $500. YMMV

However, at the same store that only let me load $500 in one day, has also on other days depending on who's at the cashier let me load $2,000. It is a store policy but it is not hard coded into the register. It just depends on who is at the register and what type of report you might have with them. At least that is my experience in my area.

[yochiek93]

This seems to contradict you:
Per person at each store per day. I have driven to another Family Dollar in the same day and loaded another $500. YMMV

However, at the same store that only let me load $500 in one day, has also on other days depending on who's at the cashier let me load $2,000. It is a store policy but it is not hard coded into the register. It just depends on who is at the register and what type of report you might have with them. At least that is my experience in my area.

Are you answering your own question I'm confused

[Iz]

This seems to contradict you:
Per person at each store per day. I have driven to another Family Dollar in the same day and loaded another $500. YMMV

However, at the same store that only let me load $500 in one day, has also on other days depending on who's at the cashier let me load $2,000. It is a store policy but it is not hard coded into the register. It just depends on who is at the register and what type of report you might have with them. At least that is my experience in my area.

That's true. I don't know if there is a limit, or how much it is. I just know about the black hole, and some have explained that there is a daily limit to the store.

[Iz]

In any case, I strongly recommend you avoid FD, as I've explained above, page 246.

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That's true. I don't know if there is a limit, or how much it is. I just know about the black hole, and some have explained that there is a daily limit to the store.

Maybe it's a store/manager discrepancy thing? Maybe regional? sedge is in SoCal.  Maybe NY-NJ is different?

[CS91]

KATE is completely broken at my Walmart. I can still load the Metabank GCs at a regular cashier, right? Back when I had BB over a year ago, I had to click cancel right after I swiped the GC (or something like that) in order for it to work. Is that still necessary?

[kayef]

KATE is completely broken at my Walmart. I can still load the Metabank GCs at a regular cashier, right? Back when I had BB over a year ago, I had to click cancel right after I swiped the GC (or something like that) in order for it to work. Is that still necessary?

yes, you can load by cashier. No, you don't need to hit anything after you swipe gc.

[CS91]

yes, you can load by cashier. No, you don't need to hit anything after you swipe gc.

Thanks!

[joeberg]

KATE is completely broken at my Walmart. I can still load the Metabank GCs at a regular cashier, right? Back when I had BB over a year ago, I had to click cancel right after I swiped the GC (or something like that) in order for it to work. Is that still necessary?

That's for MC GCs.

[CS91]

That's for MC GCs.

And you still have to do that for MC GCs? Back when I did that, I was using Vanilla Visa GCs.

[joeberg]

And you still have to do that for MC GCs? Back when I did that, I was using Vanilla Visa GCs.

Last time I bought them. July time.

[sam i am]

I have had both products..Green and VIP. I only load GCs at WM and FD. I was unable to load GCs at RA or 711 in SoCal. Neither WM or FD charge a load fee for either product.

I notice no difference in the two products except for the monthly fee. Green=$4.95/mo. Not waived.

VIP=$1/mo. Waived once $500 or more is loaded.

The only issue I ever had loading at Family Dollar was that some cashiers or managers limit the load to $500 a day.

 I have loaded $2,500 each on 3 different cards consecutively with the same cashier at Walmart in one day. 5x $500 on 3 cards.

I max out my $5,000 load limit on 3 different cards each month in two days. $15,000 each month. I have one more card arriving this week which will allow me 20000 each month.

VIP is my preferred product.

Have you ever loaded more than 500 at FD in a single day?

[sedge]

Have you ever loaded more than 500 at FD in a single day?

Yes. I've loaded $2500. Even at a store where the next day they said only $500 then another day, I loaded more than  $500. No rhyme or reason. Just different cashier's or managers.

[yochiek93]

Yes. I've loaded $2500. Even at a store where the next day they said only $500 then another day, I loaded more than  $500. No rhyme or reason. Just different cashier's or managers.

So what's this whole thing on the "black hole"

[sedge]

So what's this whole thing on the "black hole"

Knock on wood, I have not experienced it. But I have one forum friend who has. It was rectified after a few days.

I just make sure the FD cashier scans the correct card and am slow and careful in the transaction.

[coralsnake]

Knock on wood, I have not experienced it. But I have one forum friend who has. It was rectified after a few days.

I just make sure the FD cashier scans the correct card and am slow and careful in the transaction.

Must be a CA thing. Black holes very prevalent at FD on the East Coast.

[yochiek93]

Must be a CA thing. Black holes very prevalent at FD on the East Coast.

So your opinion, stay away from FD?

[lunatic]

So your opinion, stay away from FD?

If you do it,  read alot first (giyf)  to make sure you know what you are doing

[yochiek93]

If you do it,  read alot first (giyf)  to make sure you know what you are doing

Got it, thanx!!

[David Smith]

If you do it,  read alot first (giyf)  to make sure you know what you are doing

There is a procedure to swiping the card again to get the money refunded to it if the transaction fails, being as the money is debited from the card even in an unsuccessful load. Someone please link to where this is discussed in detail on this thread.