Is Thrive Market really worth it? // Thrive Market prices vs. Aldi, Whole Foods, Target and Walmart
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- Опубліковано 17 тра 2024
- Is thrive market really worth it? Do you really save money buying natural/organic products with Thrive Market? In this video, I compare prices to find out.
As a busy mom, I'm always looking for ways to save on my groceries, especially since I perfer to shop for organic products. I'm sure you know how expensive some items can get.
I saw some glowing reviews for Thrive Market, an online marketplace where you can get a variety of natural and organic products at a discount. The website even says "Find a product cheaper elsewhere? We'll beat their price!"
How could you not want to sign up?
I bought three Thrive Market boxes with some delicious organic snacks and pantry items, but am I really saving money? Is Thrive Market actually cheaper? I needed to know. You need to know. So, I compared prices of items from my most recent order to similar products at Aldi, Target, Walmart, and Whole Foods. And here's the kicker, I saved on some items, but not all.
DISCLAIMER: This is not a sponsored Thrive Market review. This video is my personal opinion. I did my own research comparing prices listed online at Aldi, Target, Walmart and Whole Foods. Prices may differ from what you might see at your local grocery store.
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Many of you have pointed out that the individual ingredients between each product matter. Most of the options I presented aren't bad alternatives, but if certain oils or other ingredients aren't your jam then maybe Thrive Market is for you. This is just my take on a somewhat expensive service. Organic food is pricey. Many grocery stores are stepping up their game on providing higher quality products at a much cheaper price than you find on Thrive. Of course, make the right choice for you. I just don't think it's worth it 🤷🏼♀️
I doubted they have the lowest prices because they don't allow you to see prices until you are already a member - right off the bat, a red flag for me. I think they would be great for people/families with special diets, as you mentioned. Also, good for somebody with limited access to these items, otherwise, doesn't seem worth it for the average person. Thanks so much for your review.
Thanks for watching!
This is what I needed!! Thank you!
Glad I could help Jubilee!
I appreciate this review. When I searched for Thrive Market reviews online all of them said they were not sponsored but then plugged their affiliate links in the same article so I didn't trust their reviews. Keep up the good work!
Thank you! Glad I could help 😊
Thank you. Great explanation!!!
thanks for info - I was on the fence - but you helped me make the decision to stay with Aldi. I could never find the prices - so it was hard to compare. We don't need gluten free products. Thx for your work and insight
Thanks for watching Eva! I'm so glad I was able to help you 💙
Thank you for this honest video!
You're welcome 💙
Thrive seems to be good for people like myself. I follow more of an organic pescetarian diet, and living in a rural place makes it pretty difficult to buy products that I like to have in my diet. I'd have to travel like 1.5 hours to get to my nearest Whole Foods, limited to mainly just Walmart and local shopping stores that have a few things I eat, but far from what I actually prefer. It's been a blessing for me, although I 100% can understand why it might not be for others.
I'm so glad Thrive Market is saving you time and gas money! That's a long way to go for some healthier options. I love that Thrive Market provides quality foods to people in areas with little access, especially if they want to or need to be on a specific type of diet. Thanks for watching and sharing 💙
yes, same here, it works for my family too and we love it
Thank you for this video! It was hard finding an honest video! I live near an Aldi, where I can find most items cheaper. I do, however, like the variety that Thrive Market has! I will probably use more of Thrive Market in the future, but right now, it's budget time! 😎
Also, Kroger has quite a few options, too! And they ship a lot things!
Of course! Thank you for watching! And Thrive Market is always an option, but don't blow out your budget for it. Kroger always had great deals when I lived in WV. I would shop there for things I couldn't get at Aldi.
@@a.common.American sorry you had such a bad experience! I've never bought that meat product before, but I don't like buying pre marinated meats because I can't see what the meat looks like. That's at any store. Hope you've found a store that provides everything you need.
@@a.common.American yeah, a lot of the pre-packaged goods at Aldi and other stores could have better ingredients, like the oils they use (talked about it in a recent video). Thrive Market definitely has better ingredients in its products. Glad you've found places to shop and feel comfortable with their products. That's what matters!
I noticed Siete chips are 4.99 on thrive with 20% off 3.99 but anywhere else there just 3.99 ? No savings there just a weird way of saying the same price as everywhere else
I'm new to Thrive. My first haul was great, but you do have to check prices. Some things were better quality than what's in my area. Thrive salsa was a little more expensive but really amazing.
So glad you're first order was great, Annie! It sucks you have to check everywhere for the best price. And I'll try the salsa on my next order!
@@ChrystalPaull I always check around for good prices, so no worries! :-)
@@muwgrad1987 smart!
we love everything from thrive, a member for 2nd year now and I always get extra 20% off or some type of discount via text message so I'm always saving more
Shout out all the gluten-free shout outs!!
There are some great gluten-free products at a good price!
I love Thrive Market. My little son has Crohn's disease and needs to follow an anti-inflammatory diet. Is so hard to find food and snacks for him. His diet is a combination of gluten free, no additives, organic, no night shades, no sugar. you name it. Not even Whole Foods has what he needs. Thanks Thrive Marker for making my life a little easier and giving my 6 year old more options.
Yes 🙌🏻 this is where I think Thrive Market shines, helping family like yours get what they need. Thank you for sharing Ericka! Any snacks your son loves the most? I'm always looking for more options for my toddler.
i have crohns disease to. best decision I ever made was going on a zero-carb Carnivore Diet. I highly recommend you look into it. you wont regret it!!
I think it is good for some people such as those with allergies or celiac. But for the average person. It is expensive and over priced
I live within 10 miles of Costco, Whole Foods, Aldi, Walmart and other grocery stores. I go to Whole Foods for mainly for fresh produce; they have always weekly sales, I go aisle by aisle and just stock up on items. That way, the prices are very reasonable. I don't think Thrive market would beat those sale prices at Whole Foods.
Hi! I've also noticed that the sale prices on Thrive Market are the same or off by a few cents compared to regular prices in store. So glad you have more affordable options near you.
I've been meaning to say, your audio is impeccable! What mic do you use??
Thank you 💙 I shoot everything on my phone, so I use a clip-on mic that connects through the headphone jack. It's on Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B00MRMU2HU?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
The only experience I had with Thrive Market waa when they were first starting out, and you could get a free jar of organic peanut butter if you just sign up. With the promise that you can also cancel. Well there was absolutely nowhere online that you could request to cancel and my email inquiry was ignored until I got charged an annual membership fee. They did right it eventually but it put me off from giving them a chance 🤔
Oh wow...I would also be skeptical of ordering from Thrive after that too!
I just signed up for the annual but I haven't placed my order yet now after seeing this review I hope I can cancel and get my money back. 🙏I am not interested in trying this service. I just want to continue with my local sprouts and Aldi. I jumped in with excitement before doing my homework. Thanks for sharing this information it was very helpful.
@@sherrillwilliams9751 was your cancelation process easy ?
Good luck
I think I’ll just stay with Whole Foods and Target for now
Thanks for watching Ian!
There are cheaper price every where but if I have to bargain every product I’ll be spending a lot time. I rather go to the stores like Walmart and Aldi.
Thank You Chrystal on this info. on THRIVE MARKET, much needed
You're welcome Debra!
I'm interested in Thrive market because I like to try to eat keto as often as I can however as we know it's expensive sometimes I just don't get to eat keto. Anyway my issue is I live in a small town like 40,000 population and its quickly becoming a ghost town so it's very difficult to find certain things especially keto stuff. We don't have an Aldi (is that just in California?) I wish because I've seen loads of videos featuring Aldi, we don't have a whole foods. Can you have orders shipped from whole foods? We also don't have trader Joe's so while it looks like a little more expensive I feel it's worth it if I'm just getting my keto/low carb staples. Thank you for this video. Do you have a video that talks about the quality of the products you purchased by chance? Thank you so much! Ps if anyone can answer these questions I'd greatly appreciate it. Thank you!
Hey Kristi!! Thanks for watching 💙 It seems like Thrive Market is great for you since you don't have access to what you need in your town. I have no idea if Aldi is in California. I live in the northeast and that's my go-to store. I don't shop at Whole Foods or Trader Joe's because they are not near me either. I don't have a video talking about the quality of products I got, but I do have a short showing some things I've tried and loved (like the coconut aminos 😋 so good and way better than salty soy sauce): ua-cam.com/users/shortsYBUIjfBKrHA?feature=share
@@ChrystalPaull Thank you
Great video, but all items aren’t created equally. You should probably compare identical items rather than just ‘’olive oil” or “organic pasta sauce”.
Thank you! And you make a great point. Not all products are made the same.
And i hate driving to the grocery lioking parking and getting anxiety cause are people looking at me funny maybe add in all those factors i love stuff delivered to me im anti social most times
She isn’t including the ingredients between the two. Ingredients matter
Thank you very much for save me not signing for their membership
Of course! Glad to help 💙
I love thrive market and have been a member for a second year now, I saved over $1K in the first year and get their monthly auto-ship boxes which saves me even more, and it's so easily customizable. I shop for mostly vegan, organic and gluten free and love how easy it is for me to find everything I need and I never need to leave the house to go to several different stores. Like you mentioned it caters to certain people, so yes, it def works for my family.
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@Ignacio Bentley Thank you, I went there and it seems like a nice service =) I appreciate it !
@Isaiah Ivan Happy to help :D
I'm so glad Thrive Market has saved you time and gas from going store to store to find what you and your family need 🙌🏻
Tho they maybe cheaper than whole foods they were alot more expensive than my local grocery store or Walmart.
I will not shop with thrive market. One they say it cost only 5.00 that was a lie. I was told my order would arrive in 12/24 hours. I never received it till five days after that time frame. They are a big rip off
I like Thrive Market but the membership fee not worth it for me. I do buy organic and wild caught. But find I can also buy what I like at Sprouts Farmers market and Trader Joe's. Also Aldi's, Walmart and Kroger. But I don't buy everything at one stop. I love online shopping at Vitacost and Amazon too.
It's a great service, especially if your options are limited. Glad you've been able to find what you need elsewhere. I wish there was a Sprouts near me. I've heard good things
Just so you know. I type Thrive market review and your video came first. So your channel is growing sis 😊
😄💙 Thanks for watching Naromie!
I love it
That's great!
As someone who lives in a area with little access thrive market does have the some of the cheapest items for online realtors
That's good to know! Thank you for watching and sharing 💙
I also have to consider all the driving around to different stores I do to try to find my special items and best prices, that I need.. which means the gas, and my time. Sometimes your time is worth more. I just joined so I'll see if this is more convenient and saves me time.
I hope it helps! It takes a lot to go from store to store and when you add in the gas you could be spending more, especially if you live in the country and need to drive 30 minutes to the store like me 😬
Nope you still have to go to the store for many items. And many times thrive items are out of stock. And other times you are required to buy multiples of a product
It's a rip. Hidden auto ships and membership fees with no visible way to withdraw other than closing the cards that they have. Which I am doing.
Interesting. I didn't set up auto ship when I had an account, but the membership fee was automatically withdrawn.
So much a rip off. That's $60 I'm clearly never going to see again.
"I strongly recommend finding other sources than Thrive Market.
- They are seriously overpriced. You can find options elsewhere at better prices.
- You don't know how overpriced they are ahead of time because they don't let you see their products and prices until you are signed up. (yeah, they're lying)
- Once you figure out that they are overpriced, you will find it INCREDIBLY hard to cancel that membership. Yeah, they say it's easy and will only take a few minutes, but reality is different.
- If you are unfortunate enough to have put down the $60 yearly fee, you will likely never see it again. Because their products are overpriced, you are probably best off considering that a sunk cost.
- That promise of a free membership for anyone who is financially in need is pointless. None of their products are going to be within a financially strapped persons budget.
- They've salted the internet with glowing reviews that can't be trusted.
Ask me how I know. Been trying steadily to cancel for 24 hours. They ONLY do it via chat. Promised time to speak to an agent is 5 minutes. At some point probably most people just give up."
You had to pay the fee to even look at what products they offer.
The cheaper prices are on different brands not thrive market brand... It’s an online store that provides access to brands that you see in store same products but cheaper.
In some cases, this is true. For Bob's Red Mill Gluten-free Regular Rolled Oats, a 32oz bag is 10 cents cheaper on Thrive Market. For organic spaghetti sauce, Thrive Market's brand is the only option and you can find sauce cheaper elsewhere.
@@ChrystalPaull true you’re right on that, they don’t have some items we look for in the grocery sadly.
@@jairorosalesofficial its definitely a price comparing game you have to play to really get the best value. You can get discounts at Thrive Market and other stores too, so sometimes the prices can differ on the same products from store to store.
I'm confused so what is the monthly membership even do
It's kind of like a Costco membership. Thrive Market does offer 20% and other discounts through out the month. I've even been offered free gifts after reaching a certain total in my cart.
@@ChrystalPaull well thank u for the information I'm interested in using there subscribetion
@@snowbank8875 you also get your first month free, so try it out and see if it's right for you. Just make sure to cancel before the 30 days are up if you decide that it isn't.
@@ChrystalPaull I might try this
Not much. And its just charging you to even look at the products offered.
Works for me as a celiac
Thanks great to hear! I definitely think Thrive Market is better suited for someone like you.
I am also gluten free and would love to know the prices of their jovial pastas and price comparing to walmart or meijiers. Also do they carry foster farms gf corn dogs and dr pragers fish sticks? I can't find them anywhere
They don't let you view section and prices without signing up. I just paid $60 annual fee for this nonsense. The meat boxes are huge! $100+ Cancel any time? Cancel now.
Sorry to hear this Jim. I haven't tried the meat boxes yet, but planned too. Would you say they aren't worth it?
It is a bummer Thrive Market doesn't let you browse prices before signing up, but it's always a good idea to try the monthly fee option to see if it's right for you/your family.
@@ChrystalPaull I am thinking about dropping Thrive. I just searched online for their seafood prices and offerings and then compared those to other online sources. Cost was about the same.
@@pyheartworks that's makes sense, especially if you can find a better deal elsewhere. I wonder about quality with the meat kits too. Have you tried Thrive's?
Not worth it at all. Would you go into a store that charges you to enter?
I do save money but only because I eat a very low carb diet and I can’t get a lot of those items locally because I live in the middle of
nowhere. Their chia seed jam is the bomb by the way! If you live near a Trader Joe’s or something, no reason to get a Thrive membership because TJs has cheaper versions of everything
Thanks for watching Sarah! I haven't tried that jam, so I will definitely give it a try. I dont have a Trader Joe's near me and I have never been! Might need to make a special trip one day...
i will not order from Thrive Market. they keep sending me email wanting me to sign up but I looked at their items and they are good but to high you get the same thing cheaper in town
That's what I noticed too! I also think that grocery stores have come a long way in the products they sell. There are a lot of options now
They don't let you even check the prices and products without paying the fee
Please READ the membership rules. Please also google the reviews, they are terrible.
Hi 👋🏻 What are you referring to? I did this review a year ago and haven't looked at the membership since then. Have things changed?
@@ChrystalPaull I don’t know if it is different now then it was when you did this review but I signed up and within 15 minutes discovered they did not have anything that I use so I immediately canceled and they would not refund my money. I contacted them and they said if you don’t pay for the entire year membership then you cannot get a refund. I was so surprised as I was only a member for 15 mins and did not order 1 item. It turns out that Google is full of the same experience from people that I had. It is in the membership rules so I just want people to be aware. I hope everyone has a great experience if they do decide to use Thrive.
@@teslabell2721 oh wow! Just looked up that Thrive got rid of the 30-day free trial and replaced with 30-day risk free membership. Thank you for sharing this because people need to know. I'm sorry you were charged for a full month and didn't get use it. That's not ok in my opinion.
They suck
They still want your credit card info with the free trial.
Thrivers also sustainably sourced so if that is important to you, you have to weigh that as well. I imagine all the other products found elsewhere are probably not sustainably sourced.
Thrive market isn't always cheapest especially if you look for deals in other stores.The free gifts are what makes it worth it.
There are some great free offers! I got some chocolate almonds one time and they were delicious
discount my ass, literally a trip to HEB, Whole Foods is enough to know Thrive ain’t all that. Where do they get these 25%, 37% off stuff, what are they comparing their prices against. hahaa tf
Just found out I can't get fresh fruit or veggies. Thrive is comeye rip off