At retail stores i ask if they can charge the card amount first and then pay the rest separately.
this post was submitted on 11 Oct 2025
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I did not retail stores can do this with cards. I'm not even sure how knowledgeable the employees know how to do this.
You should be able to at most. I've done it at Costco most recently, but in the past I have for grocery stores and chain restaurants like Swiss Chalet as well. At small local independent stores, the cashier just types the amount to pay in the credit card terminal anyway, so it's very easy if you know your prepaid card balance.
Sorry for the late answer, but one of the reasons I've thought about registering a company is just so I can use up my own mostly-empty prepaids. Doing it at a store is another decent answer, but I always feel bad if I take too long at a checkout.
Hmm. I wonder if it would work on a self-checkout somehow.
I use Amazon to convert them fully into Amazon gift cards. Probably won't help with the mobile phone bill but it does empty the pp card fully and without fees.