Which Credit Card can you use at Australia Post?

[travelnutjohn]

Specifically via eftpos.

Does anyonr know which card you can pay via eftpos at australia post ?

So far i know of
Amex
Hsbc

I believe you need a physical bill with a barcode on it

 

[serfty]

It can actually depend on the biller. Some specifically do not permit certain type of Card to be used.

Generally with AusPost specific (e.g. stock) purchases, all methods of payment are permissible.

 

[Happy Dude]

I used a bunch of Vanilla visa cards bought at Coles a few hours earlier to pay my ACT rates and rego.

 

[travelnutjohn]

It can actually depend on the biller. Some specifically do not permit certain type of Card to be used.

Generally with AusPost specific (e.g. stock) purchases, all methods of payment are permissible.

Apologies i think ive worded it poorly

When paying off your monthly balance, i am looking to go to aus post store and pay by eftpos
So they need a bill with barcode attached to it

 

[Happy Dude]

I can't see a barcode on my Citi Premier bill but here's what it says about Aus Post:

 

[travelnutjohn]

I can't see a barcode on my Citi Premier bill but here's what it says about Aus Post:

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hmmmm thats interesting thanks,
one of my family members has that card, and I swear it had no Aust post payment options on it, will need to look again

edit: just googled Bank@post, it looks like EFTPOS is not posssible only cash/cheques
"Only cash or cheques are accepted for Bank@Post deposit transactions."

 

[Franko Costa]

What are you trying to achieve? Are you trying to use a credit card to pay off another credit card?

 

[travelnutjohn]

What are you trying to achieve? Are you trying to use a credit card to pay off another credit card?

due to certain family circumstances, the monthly account gets paid for at Australia post stores, via eftpos, obviously eftpos not avaialbe online

 

[Happy Dude]

Asking/posting here as it is somewhat related.

Has Australia Post stopped accepting "gift cards" to pay bills?

I just tried to pay my Vic rego using a $500 EFTPOS gift card bought during a recent WOW promo. Split tx was not a problem but was prevented from doing so because "we don't accept "any gift cards" for payment of bills", even though the system would accept it. This would seem to include the Vanilla Visa/MC type too. When pressed, the agent said that bank eftpos cards are fine but because the system isn't smart enough to tell the difference between gift and bank cards, "staff would get in trouble".

I've been paying bills like this for ages.

 

[andye]

Asking/posting here as it is somewhat related.

Has Australia Post stopped accepting "gift cards" to pay bills?

I just tried to pay my Vic rego using a $500 EFTPOS gift card bought during a recent WOW promo. Split tx was not a problem but was prevented from doing so because "we don't accept "any gift cards" for payment of bills", even though the system would accept it. This would seem to include the Vanilla Visa/MC type too. When pressed, the agent said that bank eftpos cards are fine but because the system isn't smart enough to tell the difference between gift and bank cards, "staff would get in trouble".

I've been paying bills like this for ages.

Its variable. Some no longer work (westfield reds, myperfect) but others are ok. I never mention its a giftcard as some AP staff won't let you

 

[andye]

Apologies i think ive worded it poorly

When paying off your monthly balance, i am looking to go to aus post store and pay by eftpos
So they need a bill with barcode attached to it

I thought you couldnt do this any more. There was a long classic (well I thought so anyway) thread that dealt with this when you could. Would be pleased to be DMd if there is a current way

Thread 'Westfield XS card'

Jan 23, 2013

I'll start this thread and see how it goes. Discussion of the XS card began in the "ATO payment by credit card" thread as use of the XS card seemed to be a way to pay tax (sort of) by Amex and diminish the fees involved. The discussion has evolved to potential other ways to use the XS card. So maybe we can carry over that conversation and expand upon it here..

I think that as with many topics discussed on AFF everyone values points and their time differently. So what is discussed here may not be worth anything to some readers. Read and decide for yourself.

As well as value though...

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[Happy Dude]

Its variable. Some no longer work (westfield reds, myperfect) but others are ok. I never mention its a giftcard as some AP staff won't let you

Westfields too? That must be very new as I used one to pay Origin bill in June or July. Not sure how it came up as a giftcard tbh. I just said $500 on the first card please.......

 

[andye]

Westfields too? That must be very new as I used one to pay Origin bill in June or July. Not sure how it came up as a giftcard tbh. I just said $500 on the first card please.......

I've not been able to in multiple locations for over 9 months. Maybe it is machine-dependent. The reduction in maximum load was making it less lucrative anyway

 

[Happy Dude]

I've not been able to in multiple locations for over 9 months. Maybe it is machine-dependent. The reduction in maximum load was making it less lucrative anyway

Staff said it will go through, ie the system allows use of the EFTPOS GC, but they won't/not allowed to do it.

Not sure if I'll bother testing other outlets.

 

[snabbu]

This has been around for a long time IME and as others have said it varies between stores. My plan of attack when I started going down the EFTPOS GC path was to find a smaller post office and not bring any attention to what I was doing, make the transaction completely boring/standard. Once I found a post office that had no issues I haven't been anywhere else, now the proprietor known exactly what I need when I come in and is ready for my $500 split payments, I just tell him the total.

As you rightly point out the terminals are fully capable of accepting them it's that some outlets don't like to accept them for whatever reason.

 

[andye]

I have definitely had terminals reject Reds. Maybe I've just been unlucky but 3 different APs

 

[albyd]

I used a bunch of Vanilla visa cards bought at Coles a few hours earlier to pay my ACT rates and rego.

My local doesn’t allow GC even mc/Visa branded cards from being used for bill payments. They heavily enforce it.

 

[Happy Dude]

My local doesn’t allow GC even mc/Visa branded cards from being used for bill payments. They heavily enforce it.

Yes that was the case for me too earlier this week but that was at a different branch to the one I used for the post you quoted.

I have since paid my VicRoads rego bill at my local AP using EFTPOS GCs.

It appears the acceptance of eftpos or credit GCs to pay bills is highly variable between branches.

 

[albyd]

I remember I once made a payment with a Westfield eftpos GC at another PO and the lady realized and frantically tried to stop it. She was in a panic as if she was going to lose her job or be read the riot act.

 

[Chicken]

I have since paid my VicRoads rego bill at my local AP using EFTPOS GCs.

What if you just pay at a VicRoads outlet?

It appears the acceptance of eftpos or credit GCs to pay bills is highly variable between branches.

This started before 2019 B.C. Staff would stop you if they see a gift card in your hand.