Mar 1, 2017

Online shopping in Japan without a credit or debit card

I've noticed in the conbini shops you can buy a pre paid Visa card up to 10,000¥. Can these be used on any websites like ASOS or iherb etc? Does anyone have experience of using them?

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LostgirlCA

Wifey to my action man living in Japan from little Britain. Mummy to my princess and a prince on the way.

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Namego

on Mar 1

Yes, you can use it on the website like iherb or any other website accept VISA. I use a pre-paid card call "V-Preca", almost available at any convenience store and their website is in English too. http://vpc.lifecard.co.jp/en/

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Saitama

on Mar 1

I didn't know about these, thanks for posting the question. It might come in handy someday, especially for people who come to visit long term.

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edthethe

on Mar 2

You can use them on any site that accepts japanese credit cards. Be aware though that many of the cards have a lifespan. I purchased a for my daughter without realizing this and received the email letting me know the time limit was approaching. There was still about 3000en left on the card, so I ended up quickly buying something on amazon so that we didn't waste the money.

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kcsantosh

on Mar 2

I also used to use prepaid card "V-Preca". I think this will solve your problem.

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Jackson

on Mar 3

In Japan, conbini pre-paid cards solve almost every problem you might have online. It's too amazing!

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Berry

on Mar 8

Beside prepaid cards, there are plenty of online shopping pages that offer Cash On Delivery (COD) so you can pay when your good is delivered. They will charge you a small extra fee which around 300-500 yen. I have used lots of online fashion shopping pages and most of them have this option.

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Babina

on Mar 14

Buy online and pay on delivery is an option.

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JihadMsm

on May 14

Please note that although these cards can be bought at conboni store, they have a limit of 7000 yen. For 10K, 20K and 30K you need to use online banking to purchase them.

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