Adriel Peh Kim Wei
No idea how you can use your collected Taobao coins? Look no further this is the complete guide to using Taobao coins.
Did you know? Taobao also has a coin feature to allow users to use it for multiple purposes. If you are not aware, when checking out for an order, you might not notice that an item’s price in the order has been reduced.
If you are new and did not know such coin feature exist, you may want to continue going through this guide as we teach you how you can collect and where you can use it!
Let’s begin!
For more help with using the Taobao marketplace and troubleshooting common issues, you can check out our other Taobao guides:
- How to Request a Refund or Return Goods/Items on Taobao?
- How to Ship From Taobao? – Issues, Tracking, Pricing, Consolidate, Etc.
- How to Fix Taobao Website Not Working or Loading?
- How to Create/Register, Manage or Delete a Taobao Account?
- How to Chat With Seller or Contact Customer Support on Taobao?
General Keywords
A table has been created below to help you understand some Mandarin Chinese terms to assist you generally. You can find the keywords on the Taobao page by pressing Ctrl + F and entering the Chinese keyword that you wish to find on the site.
Chinese Word | English Meaning | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
我的淘宝 | My account | This is where you can look at your account such as refunds, order placed, orders awaiting for payment, orders waiting for shipping and more. |
已买到的宝贝 | Placed orders | This is for you to check your bought items |
领淘金币 | Get Taobao coins | This is where you can see your collected Taobao coins, and redeem for certain things. |
确认收货 | Confirm received order | This is where if you click on a confirmed received order, the payment would be released to the seller and you would be able to claim our coins too. |
全部 | All | – |
确定 | Confirm | – |
领今日金币 | Get today’s Taobao coins | This is to check-in daily to get your Taobao coins. |
逛店铺 | Shopping | This is where you will be given a list of recommended sellers and for you to visit their store. |
立即领5淘金币 | Claim 5 Taobao coins | – |
订阅 | Subscribe/Follow | This allows you to get notified whenever the followed/subscribed seller adds a new listing |
收金币 | Collect Taobao coins | – |
我的好友 | My friends | This is a friend list. |
优惠 | Rebate | – |
淘金币可抵 | Taobao coins that can be used | This is normally shown in a product if the coins can be used for rebate. |
每日捐 | Everyday donation | This allows you to see who you want to donate with the Taobao coins. |
兑红包 | Exchange coupon/voucher | This allows you to use your Taobao coins to exchange for vouchers/coupons from stores when buying above a certain amount of total price. |
How to Check Your Coins on Taobao?
To check your Taobao coins, you are required to use the Taobao app.
Follow the steps below to check the Taobao coins that are available in your account.
- On the main page, tap on “领淘金币”.
- Then you shall see your available Taobao coins on your account.
- You can also see the rough estimation of how much the coins are worth in Chinese Yuan (RMB) so that you can know an estimate of how much you can reduce an item’s price. You shall tap on the coins you have to view it.
Ways to Collect Taobao Coins
Confirming Your Received Order
When confirming that you have received your order, you can collect coins based on the completed order. To do that, follow the steps below.
For Desktop PC Users (Windows & macOS)
- You can go to “我的淘宝”
- Then click on “已买到的宝贝”, followed by “确认收货” (in light blue button) at the order you want to confirm.
- Once you have confirmed your order, you will receive your coins automatically.
For Mobile App users (Android & iOS)
- First, go to 我的淘宝
- Find your order by tapping on “全部“ and find your order.
- Tap on “确认收货” and tap on “确定” if you have found the order you want to confirm that you have received order.
Daily Check-In
You may earn coins by checking in daily on the Taobao app. To do that, follow the steps below:
- On the main page, tap on “领淘金币”.
- Then, tap on “领今日金币”.
Complete Daily Tasks
You may earn coins by completing daily tasks on the Taobao app. To do that, follow the steps below:
- On the main page, tap on “领淘金币”.
- Then, tap on “赚金币”.
- Then you can see the daily tasks you can complete to earn the Taobao coins. Just press on the orange button and it shall lead you to the tasks that you should do.
Play Mini-Games (For New Users)
Playing mini-games on the Taobao app allows you to earn coins when you finish at least 1 game after the tutorial.
Follow the steps below to find the mini-games that would reward you the Taobao coins for first time completion of a game.
- At the main page, tap on “领淘金币”.
- You could see a +50 icon at the corner of an icon. Those games reward you some coins when you finish at least 1 game after the tutorial.
- To play the mini-game, just tap on it and it shall load.
Visiting Recommended Stores
Visiting recommended stores also allows you to collect Taobao coins on the Taobao app. Follow the steps below if you want to collect the coins.
- At the main page, tap on “领淘金币”.
- Then, tap on “逛店铺” to view the list of recommended stores.
- Now, for every store, tap on “逛店铺” orange button.
- After that, swipe up to down for 5 seconds of the list to get your 10 coins.
- If you see an orange button the product saying “立即领5淘金币”。
- You can also earn another 10 more coins if you decided to follow the store by subscribing with a tap on the “订阅” button.
Collect From Friends
You can also collect your Taobao coins from your friends on Taobao via the Taobao app.
To do that:
- At the main page, tap on “领淘金币”.
- Tap on “收金币”.
- Then at the “我的好友”, tap on the yellow translucent colour that has a number in the coin-looking shape.
How to Use Taobao Coins?
Price Deduction of A Product
Your Taobao coins can typically be used to reduce a bit of a product’s price, but it all depends if the seller allows users to use their coins. To find out if you can, follow the steps below.
For Desktop PC Users (Windows & macOS)
- Search for the item you wanted to buy.
- Look out for “优惠” and you can see how much coins you can use to deduct for that item, which can be seen in the picture below that was circled.
For Mobile App users (Android & iOS)
- Search for the item you want to buy.
- Look out for the “淘金币可抵” tag and you can see how many coins you can use to deduct for that item, which can be seen directly above the product listing name.
Note: For your information, the rate of Taobao coins to Chinese Yuan is 100 coins : 1 RMB
Donation
You can use your coins to give as a donation to help people in need in China via the Taobao app. To do that:
- At the main page, tap on “领淘金币”.
- Then, tap on “每日捐” and you may see options for choosing who you want to donate with your coins.
Exchange For Coupon/Voucher
You can use your coins to exchange for coupons/vouchers via the Taobao app. To do that:
- At the main page, tap on “领淘金币”.
- Then, tap on “兑红包” and you may see which coupon/voucher you want to exchange with your coins.
Conclusion
In conclusion, you can check your Taobao coins at the Taobao app. The Taobao coins allow you to exchange them for a coupon/voucher, get a reduced price of an item or even use it for donation. Upon confirming an order has been received, you can collect the Taobao coins, check in daily, complete daily tasks, play mini-games, visit recommended stores, and even collect from your friends on Taobao. If you do not know how to utilize your Taobao coins or collect more Taobao coins fully, you may follow this guide to help you.
Lastly, let us know in the comments:
- How many Taobao coins do you have?
- Did the guide help you to understand the usage of Taobao coins?
- What other problems are you facing while using Taobao?
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