Point Income: Shopping through a points website

Read the shop’s eligible purchase rules

Check whether your product, order amount and first-time or repeat status qualify. Coupons, store points, tax, shipping, excluded categories and returns may affect the points base. The shop’s normal loyalty points and the points website’s reward are different systems.

Keep one clear route to checkout

Read the points website’s browser recommendations, then open the shop from the eligible advertisement. Avoid switching through other affiliate links before completing the purchase. Save the offer conditions, order number, payment confirmation and completion email.

After the purchase

Check the expected pending-entry date and approval period separately. Cancellation, returns or order changes can affect eligibility. If the entry is absent, move to the missing-points guide rather than immediately buying again.

Related guides

• Point Income: Getting started
• Point Income: Referral code and registration benefits
• Point Income: Benefits, limitations and safety
• Point Income: Redeeming points: fees, minimums and timing
• Point Income: Missing points: how to check the status
• Point Income: Membership benefits and events
• Point Income: Choosing offers without unnecessary spending

Can foreign residents use points websites?

Nationality alone does not establish eligibility. Check each service’s current membership rules, age and residence requirements, accepted phone authentication and identity documents. An advertiser or redemption provider may apply different conditions from the points website. Pivox does not confirm individual eligibility or promise approval. Official registration and support screens may be in Japanese; this is an independent guide, not an official English service.

Before registering, check the spelling of your name, Japanese address and phone authentication on the official form. Where a bank account is required, confirm the account-holder name and supported account type with the redemption provider. Do not invent a kana spelling or abbreviate a name just to pass a form. Ask official support if your name cannot be entered correctly.