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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

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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    Babina

    on Mar 14

    Buy online and pay on delivery is an option.

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  • JihadMsm

    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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