• Thrive Market

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3.7 / 5
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1 / 5
Better Business Bureau
2.8 / 5
Corporate Values

Overview

Thrive Market has a rating of 4.04 stars from 2,046 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with Thrive Market most frequently mention customer service, grocery store, and great products. Thrive Market ranks 3rd among Meal Delivery sites.

  • Service
    146
  • Value
    145
  • Shipping
    135
  • Quality
    131

This company responds to reviews on average within 3 days

Positive reviews (last 12 months): 13.3%
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What reviewers want you to know

Positive highlights

  • Even better is their customer services, they will not let you down.
  • This store offers the most quality products with a great price!
  • 2022 Customer Choice Winner

Critical highlights

  • Not worth the membership fee per month if I still have to go to the store to get staples.
  • I had to cancel my credit card to avoid future charges!
  • It's not like a regular grocery store- you have to pay in order to buy products.
How would you rate Thrive Market?
Top Positive Review

“Good variety & arrives quickly”

Aly G.
4/24/23

I have a membership with Thrive because I can easily navigate the site, so as to avoid certain foods that some of my family members cannot eat. I have compared Thrive Market prices to the prices at local stores in my area and, so far, Thrive does offer the best pricing. I check periodically for random items and you all (Thrive) continue to have the best prices. The website design makes it easy to find what I need. Good variety overall. Ships and arrives quickly. The other big selling point is that if a new person joins, they donate a membership to a family in need or a first responder, etc. So that's awesome.

Top Critical Review

“Thieves”

james g.
5/29/23

I ordered some stuff from them and the first thing they did was try to send it to me every month. Navigating the website to turn this autofill feature off was very difficult. Then a month later they charged me $60 for a "membership" I never ordered. I tried to cancel this memebership and get my money back I had to ask 4 times! "what if we give you a $20 coupon" "are you sure you want to cancel" blah blah blah. What a pain in the behind. Stay clear of these thieves.

Reviews (2,046)

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customer service (395) membership fee (147) quality products (70) credit card (69) grocery store (115) trial membership (22) brand products (27) product selection (20)
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1 review
2 helpful votes
May 25th, 2020

Besides from lots of "out of stock" items and mediocre pricing, I was charged a different amount from what my bill listed. It turned out the coupon code was invalid but it was not shown until I got my receipt showing a different amount then what I agreed to pay. Despite their error the customer service was not very helpful.

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Thrive M. – Thrive Market Rep

Hi Lynn. We are incredibly sorry for the negative customer experience that you had. Our Member Service team is full of passionate, hard-working specialists - but they are also human and unhelpful moments are bound to happen some time. We would be more than happy to connect you with someone on our leadership team to see if there anything we can do to make this right for you. If you are interested, please contact us at (866) 419-2174 Monday-Friday from 6:00AM-4:00PM PST and request to speak with a team lead.

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1 review
0 helpful votes
May 29th, 2023
Verified purchase

I ordered some stuff from them and the first thing they did was try to send it to me every month. Navigating the website to turn this autofill feature off was very difficult. Then a month later they charged me $60 for a "membership" I never ordered. I tried to cancel this memebership and get my money back I had to ask 4 times! "what if we give you a $20 coupon" "are you sure you want to cancel" blah blah blah. What a pain in the behind. Stay clear of these thieves.

Tip for consumers:
avoid these scammers like the plague

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dates, chicory

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Thrive M. – Thrive Market Rep

We apologize for any misunderstanding. Thrive Market is a membership-based marketplace and the fee gets you access to our discounted prices, free gifts, and exclusive sales. While Autoship unlocks an extra 5-10% in savings and is activated with your first order, it's not required for members and can be turned off anytime. We're sorry to hear the membership didn't work for you but we appreciate you giving Thrive Market a try.

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Heagan S.
1 review
1 helpful vote
May 7th, 2020

I spend a lot of money on groceries. I was excited to to try thrive to save some money on pantry staples. The added perk of a free gift with orders over a certain about of $ was a perk! It was one of the main reasons I signed up. For at least 6 weeks there has been no free gift due to COVID. Really? Take away one of the perks of membership at a time when a lot of people are signing up? Frustrating.

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Thrive M. – Thrive Market Rep

Thank you for your feedback. We plan to have our free gifts and promotions available online soon! In order to prioritize orders during this time, free gifts have been temporarily suspended in order to ensure our members are getting the products they need as quickly as possible.

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2 reviews
7 helpful votes
August 31st, 2020

I trust the brands and quality of product, so that makes it easy to shop in one place. However, I don't like that free shipping is at $49, some things you have to buy x2, that SOOOO many things are out of stock, they don't have a great assortment of brands and products, AND you are DEFINITELY not saving that much, etc. I've found things that are are actually 40% less at other retailer. So i will likely not renew my membership. In addition, i was only supposed to do a 30 free trial, but they signed me up for a membership. The only reason I'm actually shopping on thrive is to make the member $ actually worth it. Very disappointed.

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Thrive M. – Thrive Market Rep

Thanks for your feedback, Anna, we're so sorry for any confusion regarding our membership or trial. Our Member Services team would be happy to help with your membership and price matching, and would love to hear any product suggestions you have for us!

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1 review
1 helpful vote
March 30th, 2020

My items never arrived despite a delivery date of 3/16. I placed my order on 3/10, but am still waiting for the package.

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Thrive M. – Thrive Market Rep

Thank you for reaching out! If you haven't already please email us at help@thrivemarket.com to see what may have happened to your order.

Thumbnail of user lucial39
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
May 28th, 2023

It may just be me, but when I went to Thrive Market's site, it seemed as if I had to buy a membership before you could find out much about what they offer. I'd like to know what they sell and at what prices, how long delivery takes and how much it costs. I couldn't find contact information on the site either. Why would I want to pay almost $10 (at the annual rate) but not know what I was getting? Crazy.

Products used:
None. I'm complaining about Thrive Market requiring a person to buy a membership in order to find out what the company is about.

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Thrive M. – Thrive Market Rep

Thanks for your feedback, Lucia. Access to our catalog is reserved for members only. We offer a 30-day risk-free window for new annual members to request a refund if you're not happy with the service. If you have any questions about Thrive Market, please feel free to reach out via our 24/7 online chat.

Thumbnail of user morgens1
1 review
2 helpful votes
May 30th, 2020

Was excited to start shopping but everything i wanted was out of stock- so I'm paying 70 bucks a year to avoid going to Whole Foods, and yet here i go - back to WF just to get basics you would think Thrive would have. Super not impressed so far, but I'll keep you posted on the Meal Bundle I did get!

Thumbnail of user clintm137
1 review
0 helpful votes
June 22nd, 2023
Verified purchase

Dooped into a non-refundable membership fees because I had a membership for one order 4 years ago. This wasn't explained anywhere but the fine print. Customer services only solution was to offer me discounts on future years' fees. Extremely disappointed to find out the company isn't what they present themselves to be.

Tip for consumers:
Membership required.

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Thrive M. – Thrive Market Rep

We apologize for any misunderstanding. Our membership renews so our members don't forfeit any Thrive Cash or Savings Guarantee credits earned. For peace of mind, we do offer a 30-day risk-free period for new members to experience our savings and catalog risk-free when they sign up for the annual membership. While previous membership fees are nonrefundable, upcoming renewals may be canceled at any time. If we failed to cancel your account after a previous cancellation request, we'd be happy to make it right. We are available 24/7 via live chat or by email at heretohelp@thrivemarket.com

Thumbnail of user britanr
1 review
1 helpful vote
June 12th, 2020

Everything that I receive is great quality, I think I'm just frustrated with how many items are continually out of stock. I'm really trying to limit my trips to the grocery store and use Thrive 100% for my pantry items, but so far that hasn't been possible. The prices are great though. I really wish that Thrive wouldn't put each item into a separate plastic ziplock baggy though, it seems so wasteful to me when I don't even use plastic bags in my home. Each item is wrapped in paper and plastic which could be accomplished with just paper wrapping in my opinion.

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Thrive M. – Thrive Market Rep

Thank you, Britan! We hear your concern with the use of plastic in our packaging. The good news is all of our packaging (even the plastic bags) are made of post-consumer materials and are recyclable. The amount of packaging we use is only to protect the integrity of your items. We are actually a carbon-neutral company and care about our impact on the environment deeply. Thank you so much for this review and feedback!

Thumbnail of user hebaf2
1 review
0 helpful votes
April 17th, 2020

Out of things and don't have things that most stores have. You would think paying membership fees for better services.

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Thrive M. – Thrive Market Rep

Thank you for reaching out. During this time we are experiencing higher than normal restocking times and rates. We understand the inconvenience and we're doing everything we can to ensure that we're getting the products our members love back in stock! Thank you for your patience during this time.

Thumbnail of user jb1645
1 review
1 helpful vote
April 4th, 2020

There are some items that are better priced on thrive, but not all. I'm not sure it's really worth the membership fee.

Thumbnail of user stephenr484
1 review
0 helpful votes
May 17th, 2020

Super frustrating to fill a shopping cart only to find at checkout that half of my items were not in stock!

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Thrive M. – Thrive Market Rep

Hi Stephen. We are so sorry that you had this shopping experience. If you continue to experience this issue, please contact our Member Services team so that we can explore what may be causing this issue.

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1 review
0 helpful votes
May 4th, 2020

Good products, good prices. Like many people I have more than one address--and Thrive has somehow managed to get two of mine. If any time I clicked on the Thrive email, the first thing I got was a login box, no problem. But it doesn't work that way. So, again, I've had to contact chat, follow a circuitous path, and FINALLY, get to my real account. It doesn't have to be this hard. I don't need the website to know who I am before I login, since inevitably, it seems to me, when they do try to know, they always get the wrong email and try to sell me another membership and generally leave me feeling VERY frustrated.

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Thrive M. – Thrive Market Rep

Thank you for reaching out! It seems like there may be a technical issue impacting your account. If the representative you spoke to noted they will notify the tech team please be on a lookout for a followup email so we can look into it!

Thumbnail of user juliah285
1 review
0 helpful votes
February 26th, 2020

When I logged on, there was a message at the top of my screen saying I would receive 20% off on my entire order. When I checked out, I found out there was a $20 maximum discount. This wasn't just misleading, it was an out-an-out lie. My entire order was more than $100 and I did not receive a 20% discount as promised.

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Thrive M. – Thrive Market Rep

Thank you for your feedback! All promotions and discounts from the site and through emails have additional information about terms and conditions listed on their respective platforms. We'll pass this along to the proper team to review clarity.

Thumbnail of user neelimav1
1 review
1 helpful vote
April 13th, 2020

Easy to get different diet based shopping. As it is already sorted as options.
Great choices and comparable market prices.

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Thrive M. – Thrive Market Rep

Thank you for your review!

Thumbnail of user lizziel11
1 review
1 helpful vote
May 2nd, 2020

Thrive has given me a lot more options since developing nut and soy allergies as an adult. Customer service has been excellent! Website is very user-friendly, though if you could load up your shopping cart during "off" hours when you can't make purchases, it would simpler than creating a "list" and transferring it (I can imagine these extra steps being cumbersome for the less computer-savy). Wish they carried Amrita bars and offered meat in smaller quantities though. Thanks to the Thrive staff for working during this time, stay safe friends!

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Thrive M. – Thrive Market Rep

Thank you for your review and feedback! Store Hours were a temporary measure to allow our warehouse to process orders quickly and safely during the huge influx of new orders. We will be happy to pass the two suggestions along as well!

Thumbnail of user misteb
1 review
0 helpful votes
July 5th, 2020

Initially they had products that were hard to find in stores so being able to buy them from one place was helpful. But overtime many of the brands are now available in stores and are at a cheaper price. So after you pay the price from thrive and then add in the membership costs it really doesn't make any sense because you end up paying way more. Also, I've had the membership for several years and once the pandemic hit they just flooded their market with new members which made their ship time up to 4 weeks to get anything. So in a time of need I couldn't even get anything from them. I do think their quality and customer service are good, but not enough to overpay for it.

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Thrive M. – Thrive Market Rep

Thanks for your feedback! We do offer price matching, so if you find any items sold cheaper elsewhere, our Member Services team would be happy to honor that price and issue Thrive Cash for the difference, hope this helps!

Thumbnail of user kareng863
1 review
0 helpful votes
June 30th, 2020

I am pleased with the selection and variety of products offered. Delivery is prompt. I would prefer the products to all be on one page instead of 5-8 different ones. That makes it more difficult to find what you're looking for in your favorites.

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Thrive M. – Thrive Market Rep

Thanks for your feedback, Karen!

Thumbnail of user kristies37
1 review
0 helpful votes
May 14th, 2020

Only had one thing I wanted. Searched for more to at least get to free shipping. Everything I wanted was out of stock. I understand that now things will be sold out. Let me see your site before I sign up. Now I'm going to go cancel because there is not enough on there that I use to make membership worth it.

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Thrive M. – Thrive Market Rep

Thank you for your feedback! We offer all new members a risk-free 30-day trial to find products they might enjoy and to try our service. We're sorry that the products you were looking for were out of stock during this time and please reach out to us! We'll be happy to help you with your membership!

Thumbnail of user emilyh354
1 review
0 helpful votes
February 9th, 2020

I have been happy with every product but the shipping is quite lacking. I don't know if this is a Thrive issue or a Fedex issue, but shipping takes so long and then I've had it delayed multiple times. I know I should just order sooner, but I'm always surprised at how long it takes. I was expecting a delivery today (order placed over a week ago), and checked online to find that it won't be here until Monday :(

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Thrive M. – Thrive Market Rep

Thank you for your review and feedback! We strive to provide the best experience possible and it sounds like there may be an issue with the courier during delivery. If you haven't already please email us at help@thrivemarket. Com and we'll be happy to take a look!

Thumbnail of user judithf98
1 review
1 helpful vote
February 14th, 2020

Love the store, HATE the way they send you your products - NO PACKING SLIP. Say b /c they are going green. Does not make sense. Then I have to print it and it is page after page of products ordered when they could do it and include it right from the warehouse. The responsibility is put back on the consumer. Their meat and wine DO include a nice packing slip...

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Thrive M. – Thrive Market Rep

Thank you for your feedback! We are always looking for ways to reduce waste while also serving our members. We'll be happy to pass this along to the appropriate team.

Thumbnail of user hearherf
1 review
0 helpful votes
May 16th, 2023

A friend recommended this place. They had some beautiful plants but non existent customer service. Two "girls" at the front said "we're just cashiers we don't know anything". Told me to walk around and see if I could find somebody to help me. After wandering around for 15 min couldn't find a soul among the plants that I could ask a question. Girls were just standing around and laughing at their table, didn't try to help. Guess I'm going back to Cooks

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Thrive M. – Thrive Market Rep

Hi Heather. Thrive Market is an online marketplace selling health and organic pantry & home essentials, and we don't currently have any in-person locations. It sounds like you might be referring to a different company. Please feel free to visit us at thrivemarket.com to learn more about what we do!

Thumbnail of user kj_harris23
1 review
0 helpful votes
July 7th, 2023

Not only will thrive market sell your contact info. They will continually charge your credit card for subscription fees. Even after canceling. Customer service is horrible. Getting your credit card info. Removed from their system is impossible. I had to have my card numbers changed. Just to stop thrive. From charging my card constantly constantly. Give them your contact info and credit card number. At your own risk.

Tip for consumers:
This company needs shut down. For unethical business practices.

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Thrive M. – Thrive Market Rep

Thank you for your feedback! We are so sorry the membership didn't work for you. Our member service team can help with many of your common order or membership concerns. However, adding or removing a payment method on your account requires a different process to ensure your safety and security. If you still need assistance with a data removal request please feel free to reach out to us via 24/7 live chat at thrivemarket.com. We appreciate you giving our service a try!

Thumbnail of user medinav
1 review
3 helpful votes
April 18th, 2020

They are struggling to place orders during this difficult time compared to some other companies such as vitacost even shutting down ordering for days at a time! Being you have to pay for a membership to shop at thrive that makes the shut downs alittle more frustrating but I brought it to their attention and they did compensate me some! The only reason I stuck with them during this is they do offer some things I cant get at other online stores I shop at!

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Thrive M. – Thrive Market Rep

Thank you for your review. We know reduced store hours are not ideal, and we understand your frustration. The good news is that we’re expecting to end reduced store hours by April 27!

Thumbnail of user christin9
1 review
0 helpful votes
February 17th, 2020

I placed two orders (one was food and one was for wine- I did them separately so the food could be delivered when I wasn't home) WITHIN the same 24 hours I went online to check if the orders had been processed and I got a notification that something I had previously purchased was on sale. My order contained 8 different Kettle & Fire bone broths and they were all now each $2 off- that's nearly $15 in savings! So I contacted their "customer service" and they responded with a SMILEY FACE and that "they couldn't do anything"... I couldn't return the order because it had been shipped when they finally got back to me (over 24 hours later), they wouldn't credit my account, and they wouldn't give a partial refund. I am flawed at their response and their "policies".

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Thrive M. – Thrive Market Rep

Thank you for your feedback! We're sorry that you've had this experience. While sales and promotions do come and go we want to make sure that our members are being taken care of! If you haven't already please reach out to us again at help@thrivemarket.com so we can see what we can do.

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Thrive Market is an online retailer offering thousands of the best-selling healthy, natural products from your favorite brands at wholesale prices. For every paying member, a membership is given to a low-income American family.

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