Walmart Review

Friday, October 22nd

2021 Personal Check Store Reviews

Walmart

• Cost: Starting at $6.46 for 150 singles and $7.46 for 150 duplicates

Walmart has it all - even when it comes to personal checks. But, just like you might get overwhelmed by shopping at their brick-and-mortar stores, you could be initially overwhelmed when navigating the Walmart Checks site.

Finding the personal checks you want at Walmart is a little less intuitive than some of the companies we reviewed. On the main page, you can see several categories, not listed in any particular order: Feminine Design, Cause-Related, Dog Breed, and Character Checks were a few of the possibilities. Once you've selected a category, you can scroll through to see the available options - but again, there wasn't an easy way to sort them (such as alphabetically, by popularity, and so on).

It may be worth it to you to slog through the search process, though: Walmart's "everyday low prices" apply to their designer checks very nicely. Whether you're selecting Marvel Avengers, Disney Princesses, or even supporting the San Diego Zoo, you'll pay an incredibly low $7.46 for 150 single checks or $8.46 for 150 duplicates. No other site we found could even come close to those prices.

Walmart is one of a handful of personal check providers that allows you to upload images to truly personalize your order. There are two options: Photo Checks and Paper People Checks. For Photo Checks, you can upload one image; 150 single checks sells for $15.46, and 150 duplicates for $17.46. With the Paper People option, instead of uploading a photo, you'll select from several stick figure characters that you'd like to add (up to a total of 5); these include Mom lady, Gym lady, Work man, Chef man, and so forth. These sell for slightly more: $18.46 for a pack of 100 singles or $24.96 for 100 duplicates.

Oddly, Walmart might not include a transaction register with your personal checks. We found mention of one being included with check orders, but it wasn't consistent across the site. If you keep track of your checking account manually (instead of using software or online sites like Mint), you may want to add a register to your order for $3.46.

Shipping costs for personal checks from Walmart are average: free non-trackable mail, trackable for $6.25, and second-day or overnight for an extra charge. There are no processing fees with your order, putting Walmart slightly above some of their competitors.

At the end of the day, Walmart is an excellent choice for affordable personal checks in a nice variety of designs. You just may need to put in a little extra work to find what you want, but the savings makes it well worth your time.