WHAT IS THE WALMART MONEY CENTER AND IS IT WORTH IT

utorak , 11.09.2018.

Walmart has grown as the largest retailer in the world over the last 50 years. The company started as a single discount store and initiated the idea of selling more for less. Today, the staggering fact is each week, nearly 270 million customers visit over 11,700 stores across the world. Walmart stores offers one-stop shop experience to its customers, in addition to groceries Walmart stores have , photo center, vision center, bakery, pick-ups and auto care center. Perhaps the biggest convenience is the financial service called the Walmart Money Center. The service is online alternative to bank offering prepaid credit cards, debit cards, money transfers, and cash services. Customers find it helpful if they do not have bank account. The Walmart Money center provides variety of convenient services that can help you save money and time.

Services provided by the Money Center

1. Blue bird –Prepaid debit card with no monthly fee



Suggestion: Best if you want a new way to budget or equivalent of free checking account.



2. Walmart MasterCard– Credit card accepted anywhere MasterCard is accepted.



Suggestion: Suitable for people who spend more are Walmart.com.



3. Walmart2Walmart money transfers – Best for using to send money between Walmart stores.



Suggestion: Convenient if your recipient is near a Walmart, transfer is easy and cheap



4. MoneyGram money transfers: You can send money online from U.S. or to abroad.



Suggestion: Consider when you have a bank account or bankcard to send money online quickly.



5. Check cashing –You can cash your payroll or government checks at Walmart stores.



Suggestion: Suitable if you do not have bank account, prepaid debit card, and need cheap way to cash checks.

So, is the service even worth? Yes, many of the services are quite cheap and relatively convenient to use. You do not have to use your bank account, since Walmart has tie-ups with leading financial institutions, banks and money transfer companies.

What are the Walmart Money Centers hours of Operation?

If you have been to Walmart stores, Money center is the most visible block at the front of the store. The working hour of the money store is approximately the same as the retail. Yet the most common question one seem to come across is “What is the Walmart Money Center hours of operation?”, “Is Money Center open on Sundays?”, “How late the center is open?”The answer is most Money Centers are open seven days a week with standard operating hours of 8 a.m.to 8p.m.from Monday to Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. However, hours of operation varies by location. For instance, the below are some of the money center locations and their timings, you can clearly see how especially the last two centers located in Texas, varies in their hours of operation

Walmart Money Center at West Sacramento operates from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Walmart Money Center at Springfield, Ohio operates from 8 am. To 8 p.m.

Walmart Money Center at North Versailles, Pa operates from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Walmart Money Center at San Diego, Cali operates from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Walmart Money Center at Houston, Texas operates from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Walmart Money Center at San Antonio, Texas operates from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Therefore, it is best advised to telephone the local store and ask specifically for the Walmart money store hours of operation, because services such as auto care center, vision center, , photo center, bakery, salons operate alongside the retail. The other easy way is to use stores website, Walmart.com. All you need to do is simply click location icon, type your city and zip code , click “local store “ and call the number of the store. The website will fetch you address, phone number and of your closest Walmart Money Center’s hours of operation.