Online discount markets are rapidly growing in popularity, due to their convenience. In addition to saving time and money at the grocery store, some sites, such as Thrive Market, offer a selection of health foods that are good for you and the planet. Read on for a thorough Thrive Market review covering membership basics, key features, and pros and cons of the site.
Thrive Market Review
What is Thrive Market?
Key Features
To begin a Thrive Market review, it is important to highlight the best aspects of being a member of the site. Thrive Market features a variety of beneficial qualities that make it unique and help justify the cost of membership.
Following is a list of 9 of the biggest perks of being a member of Thrive Market.
1. Trial Membership
2. Give Back to Those in Need
Thrive Market strives to make healthy food available and affordable to everyone. Each time a new member joins Thrive, the site offers a free membership to a family in need. Last year, Thrive Gives raised over $400,000 for low-income families.
3. Free Gifts
4. Free Shipping
5. Environmentally-Friendly
6. Efficient Packaging
7. Consistently Expanding Product Selection
The company is rapidly expanding their product selection to include a wider variety of items.
8. Non-GMO
The company does not carry any GMO – Genetically Modified Organisms – items. This is no simple task considering over 70 percent of the food items in this country are thought to contain genetically modified ingredients. Thrive also aims to provide organic options when possible.
9. Savings Protection
PROS 
Variety
Organization
Exceptional Customer Service
Win-Win Sharing Opportunities
Health Promoting Foods
CONS
Membership fee
Each year, members are required to pay a $59.95 fee. No one likes fees so the yearly membership fee is an obvious drawback (although it is possible to justify this fee through the money you save and any free gifts you receive).
To offset this fee, you need to save at least $5 per month, either through free gifts or savings in products. As mentioned above, if you do not save at least the cost of your membership during the year, Thrive will compensate you the difference in the form of a credit to your account.
Shipping fee
My thoughts
I've had a Thrive membership for a little over a year now. I started with their 30-day trial offer so I could compare their prices with my local health food store and Amazon. The price difference was substantial. In fact, just below I'll list a few items I purchased last month. If you tally it up, it's a savings of $42.02, which means I've almost covered the price of my membership in just one month.
Here's a price comparison between Thrive Market and Amazon:
Item
Thrive Market
Amazon.com
Thrive Price $10.95
Thrive Price $8.95
Thrive Price $5.95
Thrive Price $11.25
Thrive Price $4.45
Thrive Price $7.95
Thrive Price $5.95
Thrive Price $13.95
Thrive Price $3.45
Thrive Price $4.45
But my favorite thing about Thrive Market is the recipes they send with their orders. In my first order last year I got this recipe for “The Best-Ever Blueberry Muffins” made with almond flour, cardamom and pumpkin seeds. I make them often because they're gluten free and absolutely delicious.
Get 1 Month Free + 25% Off Your First Order
Not only will you already be saving 25-50% off the retail price of healthy foods and environmentally friendly products with Thrive Market's already generous discount pricing, you'll also get an additional 25% off your first order!
I’ve been interested in getting a Thrive membership, but was not sure if it would be worth it since I have a BJ’s membership and Amazon Prime. However, looking at some of your examples, those price differences are quite substantial for expensive healthy products. Certainly worth it to me as I buy as much healthy, GMO, grain free, etc as I can!
I’ve been interested in getting a Thrive membership, but was not sure if it would be worth it since I have a BJ’s membership and Amazon Prime. However, looking at some of your examples, those price differences are quite substantial for expensive healthy products. Certainly worth it to me as I buy as much healthy, GMO, grain free, etc as I can!
Hi Linda,
I use to shop at Whole foods and my local health foods store but found Thrive’s prices to beat them all by a long shot. Thanks for taking the time to comment and say ‘hi’ xo Jackide
This looks like a great way to shop for groceries. No more going to the supermarket and having to deal with big bags of items. I think it’s a good deal, especially for people who love to buy in bulk quantities.
Have you read any reviews by people who live outside of the US? Would be great to know about the quality of their international deliveries. And also, do they have any return or refund policies for damaged goods?
Thanks and great review!
Hi Farhan, Thrive only ships in the Contiguous US, but maybe in the future. Also, they absolutely will refund or reship for damaged goods. But, honestly they pack so well, I’ve never had that problem. Thanks for connecting and commenting.
Hi Jackie,
I really enjoyed learning about Thrive Market! I have actually never heard about this before, but am thrilled to have just read your review because it’s a service that I am definitely interested in!
The fact that they only carry non GMO products is amazing enough, but I think that it is SO cool to hear that they give back to families in need. Eating a healthy, clean diet can be so pricey, especially if you are trying to feed an entire family, so this opportunity to be a part of giving back to people who really can benefit from a service like this is actually an additional selling point in my opinion.
Thanks again for sharing about such an awesome company!
Lauren
Hi Lauren! Thank you so much for reading my review and taking the time to comment. Please come back and share your experience with me after you’ve tried them! I think you’re going to love the quality and convenience! 🙂 xo