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Thrive Market Reviews Summary

Thrive Market has a rating of 3.1 stars from 2,144 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 2nd among Meal Delivery sites.

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returns
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Washington
1 review
1 helpful vote
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You can join, but you cant cancel. You need to chat online via messaging on their site with a customer service rep. When you do, ask for an email confirmation. Then go to your bank/ paypal/ etc, and remove your payment info. These guys charged me two years that I didn't use because I "signed up for auto renewal". Otehr companies (like Squarespace for instance) will email you in advance to let you know about an upcoming charge, not Thrive. No way to dispute either. You are better off using other subscription services out there with friendly practices. This company is shady. Also, this company is rated "A+" with BBB, but with 2 star reviews (see screenshot attached). If you read the reviews there they all suffer the same experience.

Date of experience: April 26, 2024
Thrive M. — Thrive Market Rep
over a year old

Thank you for sharing your feedback, Blair. We understand that you have had some issues while trying to cancel your account. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused. We always strive to offer our members a seamless experience, but we understand your need to cancel. Please know that our Member Services team is available 24/7 via online chat to help you with any issues you may have. We appreciate your support and thank you for giving Thrive Market a try!

Wisconsin
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Beware of deceptive practices
March 11, 2024

Thrive held onto my credit card info, and billed me for an annual membership which I never requested and never used. They made it difficult to cancel my membership, and very difficult to get them to remove my credit card information from their database. I cannot trust this organization, based on their deceptive marketing practices.

Date of experience: March 11, 2024
Thrive M. — Thrive Market Rep
over a year old

Hi Robert, thank you for your feedback. We're sorry to hear you had trouble canceling your account. We offer members exclusive sales, discounted prices, and more. Our annual members have a 30-day risk-free trial period, and you can cancel anytime for a full refund. If still need assistance with your account or data removal, our Member Services team is available 24/7 via online chat. We appreciate your willingness to try our services and hope to serve you better in the future!

Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Problems cancelling my subscription
March 7, 2024

I did not order for over a year and canceled my subscription well ahead of the auto renew. Of course Thrive rebilled me again. I followed all directions to cancel and get a refund and once again they tell me my subscription is canceled but refused the refund. I have ordered any products for at least 18 months.
This service is not worth the trouble. There are much better online services.

Date of experience: March 7, 2024
Thrive M. — Thrive Market Rep
over a year old

Thank you for your feedback, Linda. We understand you had trouble trying to cancel your account, and we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience. Our goal is to provide you with a great membership experience, but if you do decide to cancel, our Member Services team is here to help via 24/7 online chat. Thanks for giving Thrive Market a try!

North Carolina
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Have to pay to see what is available. Everything I wanted was not in stock. And getting a cancelation, refund in the first 30 days is obnoxious. Very pushy. Not respectful of time. A huge waste of time.

The AUTOSHIP is ridiculous. It auto suggests items in your cart and then starts a count down that it's going to ship soon! Freakin crazy!

Worst experience and I will never try again. Very poor taste throughout the entire experience.

From inventory, to practices, to chat, and conversations with service, it's like they are trying to piss people off.

Date of experience: February 23, 2024
Thrive M. — Thrive Market Rep
over a year old

Thanks for taking the time to provide your feedback, Lauren. We're sorry to hear that canceling your account was challenging. Our aim is to truly make your membership experience enjoyable, and we apologize if this wasn't your experience. Thrive Market functions as a membership-based marketplace, granting members access to discounted prices, exclusive sales, complimentary gifts, and more! To provide peace of mind, we offer annual members a 30-day risk-free trial period, allowing you to cancel and receive a full refund as needed. Annual renewal and monthly members can cancel their auto renewals at anytime. Our Member Services team can help out anytime via online chat 24/7. We truly appreciate your willingness to try our services!

Massachusetts
4 reviews
3 helpful votes
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Go ahead try to quit
December 17, 2023

The food tastes like mush. I canceled which was impossible and they still billed me for an auto ship I never signed up for. No products just billed my credit card. No money back.

Date of experience: December 17, 2023
Thrive M. — Thrive Market Rep
over a year old

We appreciate your feedback. We're sorry to hear about your experience, Susan. This feedback allows us to further improve the overall member experience and we would love the opportunity to investigate this further and make this right! Please don't hesitate to contact our member services team through our 24/7 online chat. We appreciate you giving us a try!

North Carolina
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Very sketchy company!
December 7, 2023

Very sketchy company. I have been trying to cancel my membership since June of this year and it's now December. Customer service is awful. I'm not trying to sound dramatic, but it's honestly corrupt how they've handled my complaints. Do not sign up!

Date of experience: December 7, 2023
Thrive M. — Thrive Market Rep
over a year old

Karis, thanks for taking the time to provide your feedback. We're sorry to hear that canceling your account was challenging. Our aim is to truly make your membership experience enjoyable, and we apologize if this wasn't your experience. Thrive Market functions as a membership-based marketplace, granting members access to discounted prices, exclusive sales, complimentary gifts, and more! To provide peace of mind, we offer annual members a 30-day risk-free trial period, allowing you to cancel and receive a full refund as needed. Annual renewal and monthly members can cancel their auto renewals at anytime. Our Member Services team can help out anytime via online chat 24/7. We truly appreciate your willingness to try our services!

Florida
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I recently decided to give Thrive Market a try and signed up for a membership, hoping to find affordable options for my household needs. However, my experience left me quite disappointed, and here's why:

My membership with Thrive Market lasted less than 3 minutes. The prices I encountered were, in my opinion, outrageous when compared to the local options in my area. This significant price discrepancy made it impractical for me to continue using their services.

I reached out to their customer support via the Chat feature and had a conversation with a representative named John. I explained my concerns and my wish to cancel my membership and obtain a refund for the $12 I had paid.

Regrettably, John cited company policy as the reason for denying my refund request, despite my extremely short membership period and my clear dissatisfaction. This left me disappointed with their customer service and the lack of flexibility to accommodate individual circumstances.

In response, I expressed my intention to share my experience with my closest friends on social media. While I respect policies, I believe that exceptional customer service should consider individual satisfaction and strive to resolve issues.

It's important to note that Thrive Market may offer competitive pricing in some regions, like California, but it seems that this doesn't hold true for all areas, including mine. This significant price difference compared to local alternatives made me reconsider my membership.

My brief interaction with John left me with the impression that Thrive Market heavily relies on its membership fees, which, in my view, should be balanced with ensuring a satisfactory experience for all members.

In summary, my experience with Thrive Market was marked by brief membership, high prices, and unhelpful customer service. I hope the company takes this feedback into consideration to improve its services.

Date of experience: November 4, 2023
Thrive M. — Thrive Market Rep
over a year old

Thanks for taking the time to provide your feedback. We're sorry to hear that canceling your account was challenging. Our aim is to truly make your membership experience enjoyable, and we apologize if this wasn't your experience. Thrive Market functions as a membership-based marketplace, granting members access to discounted prices, exclusive sales, complimentary gifts, and more! To provide peace of mind, we offer annual members a 30-day risk-free trial period, allowing you to cancel and receive a full refund as needed. Our Member Services team can help out anytime via online chat 24/7. We truly appreciate your willingness to try our services!

Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Canceling Membership
September 22, 2023

This is the worst customer service you can ever talk to about canceling your subscription! That is all I wanted to to! Instead of understanding that I just wanted to cancel my membership she was try to sell me on different membership lower membership prices! The throw in 20% off or another 45% off. It's I don't care about anything of that. I clearly told her I made the account to see what kind of products they carried. I thought I canceled it back in 2020 right after I made the account. She still didn't care and just made it hard and difficult to gut simply cancel a stupid subscription!

Why make that difficult! Definitely does not make you want to come back in the future!

Date of experience: September 22, 2023
Thrive M. — Thrive Market Rep
over a year old

Thanks for taking the time to provide your feedback. We're sorry to hear about the trouble you had trying to cancel your account. We truly value your membership with us, but if you do decide to cancel, our Member Services team can help out anytime via online chat. We appreciate you giving us a chance!

Massachusetts
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Don't bother
September 3, 2023

They get you to sign up without being able to browse the products. I signed up for a month to just gain access. They didn't have a ton of options for my dietary needs and what they did have was exactly what I get at the store for the same or more money. My local store usually runs sales. With the membership fee you'd be paying the same or more and shipping if you don't reach a high enough threshold. I never made a purchase and canceled my account same day and they wouldn't discount the $12 monthly fee because that's their policy. Bad business practice in my opinion to make someone pay 12 to just look at your site when it really doesn't have many discounts or options.

Date of experience: September 3, 2023
Thrive M. — Thrive Market Rep
over a year old

We apologize for any misunderstanding about how our membership works. Our catalog is accessible to members only, but we want to make it easy for new annual members to get started by providing a 30-day risk-free trial. For existing monthly and annual members, you can cancel your upcoming renewal at any point after the initial 30 days. If you ever spot a lower price for an item on the internet, simply start a chat with us, and share the link - we'll make sure to match it promptly. Thanks for giving us a try!

Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I appreciate how Thrive Market caters to all lifestyle types! I can find high quality and unique vegan items that I cannot find at my local grocer.

Date of experience: August 7, 2023
Thrive M. — Thrive Market Rep
over a year old

Thanks, Kae! We are thrilled to hear that you have had nothing but success with finding products that fit your Vegan lifestyle. Thank you for choosing Thrive Market!

California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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DO NOT BUY ANYTHING FROM THIS COMPANY! THEY JUST SCAMMED $12.00 MEMBERSHIP FEE FROM ME EVEN THOUGH THEY SAID I WAS NOT CHARGED AND I CHECKED AND THEY CHARGED MY ACCOUNT. THEY REFUSED TO REFUND MY MONEY THEY CHARGED ME TODAY.

Date of experience: July 23, 2023
Thrive M. — Thrive Market Rep
over a year old

Thank you for trying Thrive Market out! We're sorry for any misunderstanding regarding our membership model. At this time, access to our catalog is reserved for members only. While monthly memberships are not eligible for refunds as stated at sign-up, you can cancel your upcoming renewal at any time by reaching out to our Member Services team.

Washington
1 review
0 helpful votes
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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.

Date of experience: July 7, 2023
Thrive M. — Thrive Market Rep
over a year old

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!

Kansas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Terrible customer service!
June 22, 2023

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.

Date of experience: June 22, 2023
Thrive M. — Thrive Market Rep
over a year old

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

Washington
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Thieves
May 29, 2023

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.

Date of experience: May 29, 2023
Thrive M. — Thrive Market Rep
over a year old

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.

Colorado
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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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.

Date of experience: May 28, 2023
Thrive M. — Thrive Market Rep
over a year old

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.

Utah
1 review
0 helpful votes
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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

Date of experience: May 16, 2023
Thrive M. — Thrive Market Rep
over a year old

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!

Pennsylvania
1 review
1 helpful vote
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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.

Date of experience: April 24, 2023
Arizona
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I wanted to check my membership then realized I needed to cancel it, with the thought of reinstating it later. I will not do so. They will NOT let you cancel without clicking on a drop down list of reasons. They really won't let you! This can't be legal! I guess I'll just have to stop payment on the credit card.
Unbelievable and shame on Thrive market.

Date of experience: March 29, 2023
Thrive M. — Thrive Market Rep
over a year old

Thanks for your feedback, Helen. We're sorry to hear you had a hard time canceling your membership. While we hope you find value in shopping with us, you can cancel at any time by reaching out to us via chat, phone, or email. We also collect feedback during this process so we can improve for all our members. If you still need help with your account, please feel free to email us at heretohelp@thrivemarket.com

California
3 reviews
1 helpful vote
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What a scam!
January 19, 2023

I was notified my my bank of a $59.95 charge from Thrive Market, a business I have never purchased anything from. When I investigated, I was told this was a quote membership" fee. I never signed up for a membership. The only thing I ever did with respect to Thrive Market was to look and see if they might have some gluten-free products that would be good for my mother-in-law. When I saw how much the shipping charge was and how long it would take to get to her, I decided not to order anything from them. When I called today and spoke with their customer service rep (by the way, their chat function is laughably bad and just kept telling me I had "multiple tickets" even though I had never contacted them before), she told me that just by accessing the website to see what they have, I had somehow agreed to pay almost $60 for membership. Talk about sketchy business practices! Beware. (I'm sure Thrive will claim there is some "agreement" buried on their website and that, by merely entering their site I agreed to its terms. That is BS for t least a few reasons. First of all, it is incredibly dishonest to bury that sort of thing in fine print that I never even noticed when I visited their site. Secondly, I visited the site more than two months ago and just now am being charged for this supposed membership. So that pretty much defeats the claim that I agreed to be charge merely because I entered their site, which is what the customer service agent was telling me.)

Date of experience: January 19, 2023
Thrive M. — Thrive Market Rep
over a year old

Thanks for your feedback, Gail. We apologize for any misunderstanding regarding our membership model. Thrive Market is a membership-based market, and access is reserved for members only. Our membership fee allows us to cut out the middleman and enables us to pass along those savings directly to our members. While we hope you find value in your Thrive Market membership, new annual members get 30 days risk-free to try us out and cancel for a full refund at any time. Outside 30 days, upcoming renewals may be canceled at any time.

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Illinois
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Rude customer service
January 3, 2023

I had a really bad experience with their rude customer service, I told them I was charged for 4 months and I did cancel it but something went wrong with that. And they refuse to refund. Customer service left the chat and I couldn't finish it

Date of experience: January 3, 2023
Thrive M. — Thrive Market Rep
over a year old

We're so sorry to hear about your experience with our Member Services team. 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

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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.


thrivemarket.com
Founded in 2014
Culver City,, CA,