Lindsey Desmet
Prepaid cards are available at various retailers, including grocery stores, superstores, and convenience stores. These retailers sell cards from companies like Green Dot and Netspend, which allow you to reload a card with money and use it in place of a traditional debit or credit card when making purchases in stores or online.
Note that most stores charge purchase fees of up to $6 when you buy a prepaid card. You might be able to avoid this fee by buying the card online. For example, the Walmart MoneyCard costs $1 in stores but is free to get if you sign up online.[1]
Additionally, the availability of specific cards varies by store location; if you’re looking for a particular card, you might want to contact your local store before visiting. Find more information about the available cards in our list of the best prepaid cards.
The List
Our list is in order of the overall best options based on which stores have the most prepaid card options and the broadest regional availability.
1. Walmart
- Available cards:
- Purchase fees: $1 to $6[2]
- Find a store
2. CVS Pharmacy
- Available cards:
- American Express Serve
- Green Dot Mastercard and Visa debit cards
- MoneyPak
- MyVanilla Visa
- Netspend
- OneVanilla Visa[4]
- Purchase fees: $2 to $6[4]
- Find a store
3. Walgreens/Duane Reade
- Available cards:
- Purchase fees: Up to $6[6]
- Find a store
4. 7-Eleven
- Available cards:
- Purchase fees: Up to $6[8]
- Find a store
5. Target
- Available cards:
- American Express
- Mastercard
- Visa prepaid gift cards[9]
- Purchase fees: $4 to $6[9][10]
- Find a store
6. Kroger
- Available cards:
- Purchase fees: $2 to $4[11]
- Find a store
7. Rite Aid
- Available cards:
- American Express Serve
- Green Dot Mastercard and Visa
- MoneyPak
- MyVanilla Visa
- Netspend Visa
- OneVanilla Visa
- RushCard Live[13]
- Purchase fees: $2 to $6[13]
- Find a store
8. Speedway
- Available cards:
- Purchase fees: $3 to $6[15]
- Find a store
9. Family Dollar
- Available cards:
- Purchase fees: Around $3[17]
- Find a store
10. Dollar General
- Available cards:
- Purchase fees: $2 to $6[19]
- Find a store
11. Dollar Tree
- Available cards:
- Purchase fees: $1[20][21]
- Find a store
12. Circle K
- Available cards:
- Purchase fees: $2 to $6[23]
- Find a store
13. Fred Meyer
- Available cards:
- Green Dot Cash Back Visa Debit Card
- Green Dot Pay As You Go Visa Debit Card
- Green Dot Visa Prepaid Card
- Netspend Visa Prepaid Card
- PayPal Prepaid Mastercard
- Ufan Prepaid Mastercard[11]
- Purchase fees: $2 to $4[11]
- Find a store
14. King Soopers
- Available cards:
- Green Dot Cash Back Visa Debit Card
- Green Dot Pay As You Go Visa Debit Card
- Green Dot Visa Prepaid Card
- Netspend Visa Prepaid Card
- PayPal Prepaid Mastercard
- Ufan Prepaid Mastercard[11]
- Purchase fees: $2 to $4[11]
- Find a store
15. Albertsons
- Available cards:
- Green Dot prepaid debit cards
- MoneyPak
- Netspend prepaid debit cards[24]
- Purchase fees: Up to $6[24]
- Find a store
16. Ralphs
- Available cards:
- Green Dot Cash Back Visa Debit Card
- Green Dot Pay As You Go Visa Debit Card
- Green Dot Visa Prepaid Card
- Netspend Visa Prepaid Card
- PayPal Prepaid Mastercard
- Ufan Prepaid Mastercard[11]
- Purchase fees: $2 to $4[11]
- Find a store
17. Safeway
- Available cards:
- Green Dot prepaid debit cards
- MoneyPak
- Netspend prepaid debit cards[25]
- Purchase fees: Up to $6[25]
- Find a store
18. Fry’s Food Stores
- Available cards:
- Green Dot Cash Back Visa Debit Card
- Green Dot Pay As You Go Visa Debit Card
- Green Dot Visa Prepaid Card
- MoneyPak
- Netspend Visa Prepaid Card
- PayPal Prepaid Mastercard
- Ufan Prepaid Mastercard[11]
- Purchase fees: $2 to $4[11]
- Find a store
19. Dillons Food Stores
- Available cards:
- Green Dot Cash Back Visa Debit Card
- Green Dot Pay As You Go Visa Debit Card
- Green Dot Visa Prepaid Card
- Netspend Visa Prepaid Card
- PayPal Prepaid Mastercard
- Ufan Prepaid Mastercard[11]
- Purchase fees: $2 to $4[11]
- Find a store
20. Sheetz
- Available cards:
- American Express Serve
- Green Dot prepaid debit cards
- MoneyPak
- Netspend prepaid debit cards[26]
- Purchase fees: Up to $6[26]
- Find a store
21. Meijer
- Available cards:
- Meijer Netspend Card
- Western Union Netspend Prepaid Mastercard[27]
- Purchase fees: Up to $5[27]
- Find a store
22. Smith’s Food and Drug
- Available cards:
- Green Dot Cash Back Visa Debit Card
- Green Dot Pay As You Go Visa Debit Card
- Green Dot Visa Prepaid Card
- Netspend Visa Prepaid Card
- PayPal Prepaid Mastercard
- Ufan Prepaid Mastercard[11]
- Purchase fees: $2 to $4[11]
- Find a store
23. QFC
- Available cards:
- Green Dot Cash Back Visa Debit Card
- Green Dot Pay As You Go Visa Debit Card
- Green Dot Visa Prepaid Card
- Netspend Visa Prepaid Card
- PayPal Prepaid Mastercard
- Ufan Prepaid Mastercard[11]
- Purchase fees: $2 to $4[11]
- Find a store
24. Baker’s
- Available cards:
- Green Dot Cash Back Visa Debit Card
- Green Dot Pay As You Go Visa Debit Card
- Green Dot Visa Prepaid Card
- Netspend Visa Prepaid Card
- PayPal Prepaid Mastercard
- Ufan Prepaid Mastercard[11]
- Purchase fees: $2 to $4[11]
- Find a store
25. City Market
- Available cards:
- Green Dot Cash Back Visa Debit Card
- Green Dot Pay As You Go Visa Debit Card
- Green Dot Visa Prepaid Card
- Netspend Visa Prepaid Card
- PayPal Prepaid Mastercard
- Ufan Prepaid Mastercard[11]
- Purchase fees: $2 to $4[11]
- Find a store
26. Gerbes Super Markets
- Available cards:
- Green Dot Cash Back Visa Debit Card
- Green Dot Pay As You Go Visa Debit Card
- Green Dot Visa Prepaid Card
- Netspend Visa Prepaid Card
- PayPal Prepaid Mastercard
- Ufan Prepaid Mastercard[11]
- Purchase fees: $2 to $4[11]
- Find a store
27. Pay Less Super Markets
- Available cards:
- Green Dot Cash Back Visa Debit Card
- Green Dot Pay As You Go Visa Debit Card
- Green Dot Visa Prepaid Card
- Netspend Visa Prepaid Card
- PayPal Prepaid Mastercard
- Ufan Prepaid Mastercard[11]
- Purchase fees: $2 to $4[11]
- Find a store
28. Pick ‘n Save
- Available cards:
- Green Dot Cash Back Visa Debit Card
- Green Dot Pay As You Go Visa Debit Card
- Green Dot Visa Prepaid Card
- Netspend Visa Prepaid Card
- PayPal Prepaid Mastercard
- Ufan Prepaid Mastercard[11]
- Purchase fees: $2 to $4[11]
- Find a store
29. Metro Market
- Available cards:
- Green Dot Cash Back Visa Debit Card
- Green Dot Pay As You Go Visa Debit Card
- Green Dot Visa Prepaid Card
- Netspend Visa Prepaid Card
- PayPal Prepaid Mastercard
- Ufan Prepaid Mastercard[11]
- Purchase fees: $2 to $4[11]
- Find a store
30. Mariano’s
- Available cards:
- Green Dot Cash Back Visa Debit Card
- Green Dot Pay As You Go Visa Debit Card
- Green Dot Visa Prepaid Card
- Netspend Visa Prepaid Card
- PayPal Prepaid Mastercard
- Ufan Prepaid Mastercard[11]
- Purchase fees: $2 to $4[11]
- Find a store
31. H-E-B
- Available cards:
- Purchase fees: Around $2[30]
- Find a store
32. Starbucks
- Available cards:
- Starbucks Rewards Visa Prepaid Card[31]
- Purchase fees: None[32]
- Find a store
Stores That Don’t Sell Prepaid Cards
In the course of our research, we found that the following stores don’t sell prepaid cards. Note that you may be able to buy monetary gift cards at these stores, such as $100 Visa gift cards.
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