The Truth about Thrive Market...I crunched the numbers on their money saving claims *not sponsored*

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  • Опубліковано 8 січ 2025

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  • @vickigrice4663
    @vickigrice4663 Рік тому +82

    I refuse to mess with Thrive because you cannot pre-see prices and products.

    • @HardBlues
      @HardBlues Рік тому +2

      well guess the 30 day FREEEE trial is not right for you either

    • @eileenmcdonald1599
      @eileenmcdonald1599 9 місяців тому +1

      Guess you are ignorant. You have to pay before they will let you look at the site. Free trial means nothing. And if you have to spend a certain amount before you get free shipping that's a problem. If you order freezer type things that minimum is 120.00.

    • @SaimesierP
      @SaimesierP 5 днів тому

      ​@@HardBluesit's not a free trail you get a refund if you want so you actually have to pay first

  • @brega6286
    @brega6286 Рік тому +79

    No way to even know what they have until you pay to join. No thanks. Too uppity.

    • @HardBlues
      @HardBlues Рік тому +3

      30 day free trial is how. lol

    • @eileenmcdonald1599
      @eileenmcdonald1599 9 місяців тому +2

      They still require you to pay with a credit card. Then are not very easy to cancel. They take a long time to refund . you can not even look at the products to compare .

    • @nomanejane5766
      @nomanejane5766 5 місяців тому

      ​@@eileenmcdonald1599u don't pay for free trials babe

    • @Nina-nh5pp
      @Nina-nh5pp Місяць тому

      u can get it for free on ebt

  • @yorocco1
    @yorocco1 Рік тому +16

    Amazon Fresh also charges fees though. It was a complicated model tbh. I was turned off by Thrive trying to control me as a consumer. Show the prices or no membership. That’s ridiculous.

    • @nicoleavery7238
      @nicoleavery7238 11 місяців тому

      They have a 30 day free trail..

    • @crashlander5555
      @crashlander5555 6 місяців тому

      I totally agree-a lot of hidden complications, autoship, set shipment dates………. Not cool

    • @nomanejane5766
      @nomanejane5766 5 місяців тому

      Yeah, but costco and Sam club is the same way and nobody complain

  • @imra316
    @imra316 4 місяці тому +2

    I love my Thrive Market purchases. Other than milk bread eggs and cheese I purchase everything. For my fruits and vegetables I order from the Misfit Market. I’m never going back to the corporate food chains so I’m hoping these companies stay with us. There is definitely difference in the food.

  • @cjrdeveaux
    @cjrdeveaux Місяць тому +1

    I just started with Thrive. They have fresh produce and fruits. I have been pretty satisfied so far. I live far from a natural food store, so it’s worth it to save me a long drive. My only issue is ALL THE PACKAGING!

  • @whateverchannel22
    @whateverchannel22 Рік тому +19

    As others mentioned, it's NOT cheaper, generally; a lot of stuff is frequently out of stock; and I feel that having to pay just to browse is bogus. Also, I hadn't used Thrive Market in years, yet yesterday - a Sunday - they charged my PayPal $60 for a membership I didn't order....totally unauthorized. I couldn't call because it was Sunday, but I was able to chat, and requested an immediate refund and deletion of my data. Instead of apologizing and saying, "Sure," the agent offered me a discount and free shipping on my first few orders. I was livid. I received two emails last night, the first saying my account had been refunded, and the second saying my card on file had been removed. THEN....at 1:54 this morning, I got ANOTHER email saying, "Welcome to Thrive Market! Your membership is active." Screw them. I'll never use it again. Misfits Market or Imperfect Foods are far superior, and you can cancel at any time.

    • @moremetafeta
      @moremetafeta 10 місяців тому +1

      I had cancellation issues too. I am glad my credit card on file was already deactivated. I'm sorry you too had issues with Thrive.

    • @eileenmcdonald1599
      @eileenmcdonald1599 9 місяців тому +1

      Thank you for the info

    • @nomanejane5766
      @nomanejane5766 5 місяців тому

      That doesn't even make sense, haven't heard of a single store charging ur card after years of u not using them...

    • @whateverchannel22
      @whateverchannel22 5 місяців тому

      @@nomanejane5766 That doesn't mean it didn't happen. Because it did.

  • @heatherruiz9490
    @heatherruiz9490 Рік тому +16

    Also they make it really, really hard to cancel memberships. It's infuriating!!

    • @MissSarahEK
      @MissSarahEK  Рік тому +4

      Ahh that’s super annoying!

    • @moremetafeta
      @moremetafeta 10 місяців тому +2

      Yeah, they added hurdles to the cancellation process for sure. If anyone subscribes to Thrive they may want to use a burner credit card number.

    • @eileenmcdonald1599
      @eileenmcdonald1599 9 місяців тому

      Agreed

    • @lottanerve1777
      @lottanerve1777 8 місяців тому

      I just went through that

  • @On_a_journey15
    @On_a_journey15 Рік тому +6

    Sprouts, Whole Foods, and The Fresh Market would have been a better comparison to Thrive Market.

  • @goldengirls0125
    @goldengirls0125 Рік тому +12

    Costco has way bigger sizes and lower prices . Then when they have a sale I just stock up for the year . Flavcity has a video each month to show you which healthy items are on sale.

    • @Santanapain
      @Santanapain 9 місяців тому

      Nothing “healthy” anout food that last a year. Honey is an exception

    • @goldengirls0125
      @goldengirls0125 9 місяців тому +1

      @@Santanapainyou can’t make that blanket statement . You look at the ingredients to see if healthy whether it has processed ingredients, seed oils , sugars , msg, etc as certain ingredients keep longer and are healthier

    • @nomanejane5766
      @nomanejane5766 5 місяців тому +1

      Costco isn't good for everyone, especially single people.. costco also doesn't have as much healthy options/variety as thrive market, they are basically completely different stores . And all bobby does is fear monger and spread misinformation

    • @goldengirls0125
      @goldengirls0125 5 місяців тому

      @@nomanejane5766 You are so wrong ! I am single and shop Costco mostly with Trader Joe’s for my kefir. I only healthy foods like the organic chicken dogs , granitas chips , grass fed beef Pattie’s , all the fresh and frozen vegetables, the list goes on.and I have never felt better? I even but several items when on sale and freeze or stock up as the expiration dates are sometime a year away on dry products . You are so wrong. Go ahead and eat your junk foods with seed oils and see how big Pharma helps you later .

  • @deborahgilliland1804
    @deborahgilliland1804 Рік тому +4

    The few Thrive products ive been able to find the prices on are atleast $2-$3 cheaper at our grocery store. I dont like the inability to compare unless you pay the membership price.

  • @moonlightxcv
    @moonlightxcv Рік тому +3

    Haha it just hit me that even if things are “cheaper” on Thrive you’re still paying the same amount you would in store or delivered like Instacart bc those don’t require to pay for a membership. So it’s like that technically goes to the extra amount that is “more expensive” elsewhere. Well played Thrive, well played.

  • @moremetafeta
    @moremetafeta 10 місяців тому +2

    I had Thrive Market for almost a year, and during that time I could find what I wanted generally less expensive elsewhere. I decided not to cancel my subscription, but there is no way to do this on your own without chating or emailing with a retention specialist first. I'm glad my credit card for their store happens to be invalid now, because at this point I was not able to get confirmation that my service was cancelled before the scheduled renewal date next month. This process shoould be quick, easy, and immediate, but it is not.

  • @HeatherCathey-p2n
    @HeatherCathey-p2n 3 місяці тому +1

    I can agree with the comments about canceling your Thrive membership. They make it very difficult. I'm in the process of trying to cancel now and it is a pain. Be sure you really want to join, because if you change your mind and want to cancel, you'll have to jump through all their hoops!

  • @ballroomred
    @ballroomred Рік тому +17

    The thing about comparing to Amazon Fresh is that for an order between $50-100 Amazon would charge you a $7 delivery fee and you’d have to factor in a tip for the delivery. So at the end of the day Thrive would probably be about $20 cheaper for that order.

    • @MissSarahEK
      @MissSarahEK  Рік тому +4

      Yes great point! Amazon doesn’t charge delivery fee if you have Amazon prime, so I thought that would balance out since they both charge membership fees. You’re right about the tip though!
      Although one other thing I didn’t count for Thrive Market is the worker Health and Safety fee which seems to be a few dollars per order.

    • @ballroomred
      @ballroomred Рік тому +7

      @@MissSarahEK I actually think Prime changed their policy at the end of February! They do charge Prime members for Fresh delivery now on a sliding scale, for orders under $150.

    • @MissSarahEK
      @MissSarahEK  Рік тому +5

      Ooh I didn’t hear that! Good to know!

    • @theroaminrascals
      @theroaminrascals Рік тому +2

      @@ballroomred Yes, you're correct. There's now a delivery minimum.

    • @GrumpyOldBastard
      @GrumpyOldBastard Рік тому +1

      For members, it's $3.95 to $9.95. (Prime members get free delivery on orders of more than $150.)

  • @mcanultymichelle
    @mcanultymichelle Рік тому +4

    Pay before you look. Sound sleazy to me and it might be organic (what does that even mean these days)but it’s still all processed food.

  • @tjmalta8994
    @tjmalta8994 Рік тому +4

    Appreciate your take on thrive. It helped a lot. It would not be something for my household. 👍 Thanks

  • @DVelez-wz3fe
    @DVelez-wz3fe Рік тому +3

    Membership fee is waived for veterans. I personally love it!

  • @Tonymanero1960
    @Tonymanero1960 Рік тому +5

    I just bought a 1-year membership at the price you stated,...and received my first order today. My order included 5 items. One of the items was damaged which most likely was caused by the handling of the box. Using the company website they immediately refunded the money for that item. My suggestion would be to read the complete ingredients label for each product on the company website,....as even though many items look and sound healthy,...that isn't necessarily true. With that said I am willing to roll the dice for a year and hopefully be pleased with this membership,......if not I would still be content that I gave it a try.

    • @desirée92
      @desirée92 Рік тому +4

      Absolutely agree about inged list!
      Also, a good idea to find where the item was sourced!

    • @Lili-xq9sn
      @Lili-xq9sn Рік тому +1

      Thanks for writing this. I thought the whole point of thrive was that everything was healthy. I'm rethinking what I'm going to do.

    • @Tonymanero1960
      @Tonymanero1960 Рік тому +1

      @@Lili-xq9sn It is all relative,...most of the items are still substantially better than most of the garbage at the grocery store.Just be aware that not everything Thrive Market sells is 100pct "healthy".

    • @Lili-xq9sn
      @Lili-xq9sn Рік тому

      @@Tonymanero1960 i don't really do in regular grocery stores. I buy healthy from farmer's market, co-op, etc. I'm looking at Blue Apron now because it has restaurant quality and really clean ingredients.

    • @eileenmcdonald1599
      @eileenmcdonald1599 9 місяців тому

      Great to read the info. Yet you cannot do that without first agreeing to and purchasing a membership. Then if you decide this service is not for you they are horrid to deal with to get a refund

  • @MiracleMadkins
    @MiracleMadkins Рік тому +3

    A lot of the stuff you can get at sprouts and they have awesome sales every week

  • @allieprivate4013
    @allieprivate4013 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for your kind reply earlier. The best to you! Newly subscribed.

  • @jezabell
    @jezabell Рік тому +3

    U have to wait for the special sales when those Lara bars are so much cheaper than anywhere else. Thrive does have unique brands but then they copy it in their own thrive brand and stop carrying the brand they copied, I don’t like that but sometimes it turns out better, not always tho. Thats when I have to buy directly from the unique brand, so it’s a nice way to introduce new things I would have never found out about.

  • @johnsonjam77
    @johnsonjam77 Рік тому +4

    I would like to see a comparison to Walmart and Thrive.

    • @nicoleavery7238
      @nicoleavery7238 11 місяців тому +2

      I mean Walmart is a horrible experience in its own, just the crowds and environment

    • @eileenmcdonald1599
      @eileenmcdonald1599 9 місяців тому

      Not if you have a membership and they deliver

  • @HardBlues
    @HardBlues Рік тому +1

    So Thrive is cheaper but then you say the edge is going toward Amazon? That part i don't get because they have items out of stock. In that comparison chart if its out of stock i would have given it to Thrive.

  • @KayDejaVu
    @KayDejaVu Рік тому +10

    Alot of their stuff CANNOT be found in a grocery store(riced broccoli, vegan parm, chocolate tahini, their own Thrive brand products, etc). I saw very unique sauces that I cannot get at other places. I expect it is pricey but to some it is worth it.

    • @MissSarahEK
      @MissSarahEK  Рік тому +3

      I agree they have so many unique items!

  • @yaso1948
    @yaso1948 11 місяців тому

    Excellent video! Thank You Sarah!

  • @jadek-20
    @jadek-20 10 місяців тому +2

    Poppi and Olipop aren’t the same brand

    • @MissSarahEK
      @MissSarahEK  10 місяців тому

      Ooh no! I’m not sure how I missed that 🤦‍♀️

  • @whtiger28dd
    @whtiger28dd Рік тому +1

    I haven't joined Thrive yet, but you're failing to mention that Thrive will price match.
    Also they are better for the environment as far as the shipments.

  • @Cheskat32
    @Cheskat32 Рік тому +7

    I tried thrive market once. I didn’t find anything that I liked or wanted that I couldn’t find at my local store. Got my money back as I was under the three day window as I didn’t find anything I wanted to order

    • @MissSarahEK
      @MissSarahEK  Рік тому +1

      Oh no! Sorry to hear you didn’t find what you were looking for but glad you could get your money back.

  • @legniak1
    @legniak1 Рік тому +3

    I need somewhere to buy pasture raised chicken! That’s not close to $80 😂

  • @yahilynhernandez3716
    @yahilynhernandez3716 2 місяці тому

    If the video is sick, oh it’s good video. It’s just it’s good video.

  • @caressegarcia
    @caressegarcia 11 місяців тому

    I appreciate your honest review, tysm

  • @lolabloo
    @lolabloo Рік тому +2

    Thank you for going through the trouble, so I don't have to 😅

  • @f4givness
    @f4givness Місяць тому

    Thank you! ….for doing the Work 😅

  • @lottanerve1777
    @lottanerve1777 8 місяців тому

    There's snacks maybe just a little cheaper but they make up for the cost by charging twice as much for their meat

  • @ilovesunsets
    @ilovesunsets Рік тому +4

    Every influencer I see only gets snacks from them... 🤨🧐

    • @MissSarahEK
      @MissSarahEK  Рік тому +1

      It definitely seems to be popular!

  • @JussiTuukkanen
    @JussiTuukkanen Рік тому +1

    thank you!

  • @Pixelb33
    @Pixelb33 10 місяців тому

    They claim to price match if you find it somewhere else cheaper.

    • @MissSarahEK
      @MissSarahEK  10 місяців тому +1

      I haven’t tried this! It seems like a lot of work to research other prices for everything, but definitely worth trying! Thanks for the tip :)

  • @SUMMTHASWORD
    @SUMMTHASWORD 2 місяці тому

    The spirit of valuable_value be with you.
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  • @AviGottaLoveHer
    @AviGottaLoveHer Рік тому +1

    Only thing about thrive that I like is that you can negotiate the price of the membership. lmk if y'all want to know how👀

  • @djsutherland877
    @djsutherland877 3 місяці тому

    I compared most of the food grocery delivery services. Misfit/Imperfect Foods has the longest most satisfied customers. One reviewer used Misfits for 5-6 years now. I shop for myself so I recently paused for one week and decided to order for the next. I know that when the weather gets rainy or colder, I will definitely appreciate the free delivery service when I spend over $60. I compare food cost and I know that everything I buy is cheaper with Misfit. I recently have medical issues and need to find foods with lower salt content.
    I am pickier now with prepared foods that I used to eat. I decided that I will need to cook most of my foods. Nothing came with dents. I forgot one delivery and came home around 10pm and the frozen food didn't melt because it was packed with two large frozen gel packs. This review convince to keep what I have. Thanks for sharing.

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    @JesusKathrynMiller Рік тому +1

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