OLIPOP Rewards is a free, points-only program from the prebiotic soda brand. Members earn 50 points for every $1 spent on drinkolipop.com and the same 50 points per $1 on OLIPOP bought at any other retailer, by uploading the receipt. Points are redeemed for dollars off, starting at $5 off for 5,000 points, a leaderboard ranks members by lifetime points, and points expire a year after they are earned.
Last checked on 28 October 2026 against the OLIPOP Rewards page, including its FAQ and rewards panel, and the OLIPOP Loyalty Program Terms (last updated 6 January 2026), for the US.
This guide is written by Graeme, co-founder of Mage, a loyalty and customer accounts platform for Shopify.
OLIPOP Rewards at a glance
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Cost | Free to join, no purchase needed |
| Who can join | Legal residents of the 50 US states and DC, 18 or older, one account per person |
| Points on drinkolipop.com | 50 points per $1 (before tax and shipping, rounded down to a whole dollar) |
| Points on OLIPOP bought elsewhere | 50 points per $1 with a receipt upload, any retailer, one upload a day, from a phone |
| Other ways to earn | Social follows (50 each), email sign-up (150), SMS sign-up (300), reading a blog post (100), a "soda story" (300) |
| What a point is worth | $0.001: 5,000 points for $5 off, which is 5% back at 50 points per $1 (our arithmetic) |
| Tiers | None. A leaderboard ranks lifetime points |
| Point expiry | One year from the day each point is earned |
| Reward expiry | Discount and free shipping rewards must be used within 30 days |
How to join OLIPOP Rewards
Joining is free and happens on drinkolipop.com. The Join Now button on the rewards page, and the rewards panel it opens, ask for a name, email and password. Anyone who already has a drinkolipop.com account can use Sign In instead.
Membership is limited to individuals buying for personal use. OLIPOP can void points on purchases it decides were made for resale or commercial use, and it can ask for proof of eligibility. Points and activities count only from the date of enrollment, so purchases made before joining don't earn points.
There is no sign-up bonus on the program page or in the terms, but a new member's dashboard offers 200 points for completing a profile.
How you earn points
OLIPOP Rewards has two kinds of earning: purchases and one-off activities.
Purchases on drinkolipop.com earn 50 points for every $1 spent on OLIPOP products, calculated on the price paid before tax and shipping and rounded down to the nearest whole dollar. The terms give the example of a $43.75 order earning 2,150 points. A member must be logged in when the order is placed, because points aren't credited retroactively for orders placed while logged out. Gift cards and other fees don't earn points. Points typically show up within one to two business days of the order being processed.
Purchases at other retailers earn the same 50 points per $1 spent on OLIPOP. A member uploads a receipt from the phone through the rewards dashboard, and OLIPOP's team reviews it and emails the member when it is approved, at which point the points post. In the rewards panel, receipts from any retailer and any flavor or pack size are eligible, with one receipt upload per day.
Activities pay fixed points:
| Action | Points |
|---|---|
| Follow @drinkolipop on Instagram | 50 |
| Follow @drinkolipop on TikTok | 50 |
| Follow OLIPOP on Facebook | 50 |
| Join the email list | 150 |
| Join the SMS list | 300 |
| Read a blog post from the rewards dashboard | 100 |
| Submit a "soda story" | 300 |
| Complete your profile | 200 |
The follows and the email and SMS sign-ups are one-time actions and add up to 600 points between them, in our arithmetic. They are done from the rewards dashboard while logged in. The blog post and soda story bonuses are described on the program page, which doesn't say how often they can be repeated.
OLIPOP can also run limited-time bonus point offers. When it does, it explains the requirements at the time, so they aren't covered here.
What OLIPOP points are worth
The rewards list in a member's dashboard shows a $5 discount for 5,000 points. That puts a point at $0.001, and with 50 points earned per $1 spent, a member gets 5% back (our arithmetic). The terms call points promotional with no cash value.
| OLIPOP spend | Points earned | Worth |
|---|---|---|
| $20 | 1,000 | $1 |
| $50 | 2,500 | $2.50 |
| $100 | 5,000 | $5 |
The same rate applies online and at retail, so a member's points depend on how much OLIPOP they buy, not where they buy it.
How to redeem points
A member logs in, clicks Redeem to see the available rewards, and chooses one. Clicking a reward offers Add to cart, and the points are applied automatically in the final checkout cart. Redemptions are final: once points are spent they aren't refunded or reinstated.
Rewards that are discounts or free shipping on drinkolipop.com must be used within 30 days of issuance, and a reward that isn't claimed within 30 days is forfeited without a refund of the points. The terms also allow rewards such as products and other offers, in limited numbers and while supplies last. Physical rewards ship only to US addresses (50 states and DC, no P.O. boxes) and are fulfilled within six to eight weeks unless stated otherwise.
The leaderboard
OLIPOP Rewards has no tiers. Its ranking mechanic is a leaderboard.
The leaderboard ranks members on lifetime points, meaning all the points a member has ever earned, while the dashboard shows the redeemable balance separately. Spending points never changes a member's rank, so redeeming costs nothing on the leaderboard. OLIPOP doesn't publish a prize or reward for leaderboard rank.
The fine print
- Points expire one year after the day they are earned. Each point has its own date, so a member can hold points that expire on different days. OLIPOP gives no further notice before they go.
- Accounts can lapse. OLIPOP can terminate an account with no qualifying participation for 12 months, without notice. Logging in counts as participation. A returning member starts again at zero.
- Canceling wipes points. A member cancels in account settings or by emailing hello@drinkolipop.com, and the points disappear. Re-enrolling later makes the member a new member.
- Missing points need a quick report. A member who thinks points weren't credited has 30 days to email OLIPOP, and OLIPOP's records decide the balance.
- OLIPOP can change the program at any time. The terms allow changes to points conversion and rewards without advance notice, even when that affects points already earned.
- Points have no cash value and can't be sold, shared or transferred.
- US only. Membership requires being a legal resident physically located in the US.
What stands out about OLIPOP Rewards
Retail purchases earn at the online rate. Most soda is bought off a shelf, and a program that paid only on drinkolipop.com would miss most of its members' buying. Paying 50 points per $1 on any retailer's receipt makes the program about the product, not the store, and it gives OLIPOP a view of purchases it doesn't otherwise see.
The receipt limits are the price of that openness. One upload a day, from a phone, reviewed by hand, keeps the program manageable and hard to game, and it means points for a big shop at a retailer arrive after an email, not at the till.
A leaderboard on lifetime points rewards staying. Because redeeming doesn't change rank, a member can spend their points without losing their place, so the leaderboard measures loyalty over time and doesn't compete with the rewards. There are no tiers or perks tied to it, so the ranking is a status mechanic and nothing more is published about it.
A starter list of small actions front-loads engagement. The follows plus the email and SMS sign-ups add up to 600 points, the same as a $12 purchase in our arithmetic, and they pull a new member into OLIPOP's own channels in the first session.
What members should know going in:
- A $5 reward takes $100 of OLIPOP. At 50 points per $1, 5,000 points is a 5% return (our arithmetic).
- Points expire a year after earning, so points saved for a large reward can lapse.
- Order points need a logged-in checkout. An order placed logged out doesn't earn points unless OLIPOP chooses to credit it.
- Discount rewards run on a 30-day clock once redeemed.
Is OLIPOP Rewards worth joining?
For someone who already buys OLIPOP, yes: it's free, the earn rate is the same online and in store, and the social, email and SMS actions give a quick starting balance. The cost is a receipt upload for each shopping trip, from a phone, and the tradeoffs are consent to marketing messages for the email and SMS bonuses and the one-year expiry.
For an occasional buyer, a $10 shop earns 500 points, a tenth of the 5,000 needed for the $5 discount. For a regular buyer who stocks up online or at several retailers, the points stack up the same way in both places, and the leaderboard adds a reason to keep uploading. Someone who won't upload receipts earns only on drinkolipop.com and from the starter actions.
What Shopify brands can learn from OLIPOP's program
OLIPOP Rewards solves a problem every brand with retail distribution has: most purchases happen where the brand can't see them.
- Count purchases made elsewhere. OLIPOP pays the same rate on a receipt from any retailer as on its own store. In Mage, AI Receipt Scanning, on the Growth plan and above, lets customers submit a receipt from a stockist or pop-up and earn points on the same balance as their online orders, with fraud detection built in.
- Use one simple rate. 50 points per $1 is easy to explain and to calculate. In Mage, a purchase rule sets a rate such as 1 point per $1 or 5 points per $10, and different rates can apply to products or collections.
- Start new members with small actions. Social follows and email and SMS sign-ups give a new member points before their next order. Mage has earning rules for following on social platforms and for SMS opt-in, and it can detect a newsletter sign-up captured by a popup app and award points or store credit for it.
- Keep lifetime points apart from the balance. OLIPOP ranks members on all points ever earned while they spend a separate balance. Mage tracks lifetime points alongside the redeemable balance, and brands that want a leaderboard can build one on Mage's REST API, which needs a Growth plan or above for API keys.
- Give points a clock. A one-year expiry nudges members to redeem. In Mage, points expiry is off by default and can run a set number of days after points are earned or from the customer's last purchase, with reminders before points drop off when email templates or a connected email or SMS platform are set up.
If you're building a points loyalty program on Shopify, Mage covers the structure above: purchase and action earning rules, receipt scanning, flexible rewards, configurable points expiry with reminders, and lifetime points tracked for each customer.
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Frequently asked questions
Is OLIPOP Rewards free? Yes. Membership is free, needs no purchase and has no fee, and it is open to US residents who are 18 or older.
How many points do you earn per dollar at OLIPOP? 50 points per $1 spent on OLIPOP, on drinkolipop.com or at any retailer with a receipt upload. Online, points are calculated before tax and shipping and rounded down to the nearest whole dollar.
Can you earn OLIPOP Rewards points on cans bought in a store? Yes. A member uploads the receipt through the rewards dashboard from a phone, any retailer and any flavor or pack size counts, and one receipt can be uploaded per day. OLIPOP reviews the receipt and emails the member when the points are posted.
Do OLIPOP Rewards points expire? Yes. Points expire one year from the day they were earned, with no further notice from OLIPOP. Accounts with no activity for 12 months can also be closed.
Does spending points lower your place on the OLIPOP leaderboard? No. The leaderboard ranks lifetime points, which are all the points a member has earned, so redeeming doesn't change rank.
Does OLIPOP Rewards have tiers? No. There are no tiers or status levels, only the leaderboard.
Graeme is the co-founder at Mage Loyalty. He heads product development, from complex loyalty migrations and large-scale data handling to building the features shaping the future of loyalty on Shopify.
