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Thrive Market has a rating of 2.9 stars from 2,170 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Thrive Market most frequently mention membership fee, credit card and free trial. Thrive Market ranks 3rd among Meal Delivery sites.
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I was supposed to get a case of seven cartons of pistachio milk but my delivery only contained one carton. I asked for help. No one helped me.
There are some items that look cool, but I don't feel the membership fee is worth it. If it was able to be applied to the order as in a monthly minimum spend, that would be different, but not paying a membership fee for the ability to order items that can be found elsewhere.
Over the past several months, I have received numerous shipments of meat, including ground beef and chicken, that were unsafe for consumption. Ground beef packages were torn, split, or leaking, exposing raw meat to air. In multiple orders, all ground beef packages were damaged while other items, such as chicken, sometimes arrived intact. One box of meat was left on my porch, leaking blood across the area. The spilled raw meat contaminated my home, contacted my pet and child, and required hours of cleaning and disinfecting. That shipment alone contained approximately $300 worth of meat that had to be discarded. In one incident, my family became ill after consuming ground beef from a package that had a slit I did not initially notice. The meat spoiled in the refrigerator, causing food poisoning. Additionally, multiple glass bottles of buffalo sauce shipped with meat shattered inside the boxes, causing me to cut my finger on broken glass. These issues pose significant health risks. I have contacted Thrive Market multiple times over the past two months about these issues. They have only issued refunds in the form of store gift cards, which is not feasible, as the problems continue and I am forced to use the gift cards to purchase additional meat that arrives in the same unsafe condition. Thrive Market has otherwise ignored my messages and failed to correct the unsafe shipping practices.
Thrive Market has a responsibility to deliver safe, properly packaged food, and their repeated failure to do so demonstrates negligence and a disregard for customer safety. Despite repeated attempts over more than two months, Thrive Market has not responded to my messages or concerns. On one occasion, they replied in a manner that suggested the damages were my fault due to "too many returns," but after that message, they never replied to any of my follow-up inquiries. This complete lack of communication, combined with repeated unsafe shipments, demonstrates negligence and failure to take responsibility for the ongoing problems.
Prices keep changing. Specials dependent on timing.
I don't like this. I want to quit. Doesn't make sense and I'm paying more than I would at Whole Foods.
It is hard to overstate how much disdain I have for Thrive. They try to immediately get you subscribed before even seeing their wares. They then ask an annoying amount of mandatory prompts, that then automatically fills your cart with any product resembling what you stated interest in from the prompts. They then bake an employee wellness charge into the order total and offer discounts to sign up for their fanatical sales promotions. It is a directly hostile and maximum purchase seeking company that nails the well-to-do American shopping falsehood of peddling junk food disguised as health food. And they are the only retailer I've found who sells the protein powder I like at a reasonable price even after their subscription fee so I continually sign up and end membership of this awful company for just a single product.
Hi Brian, thank you for taking the time to share your detailed feedback. We apologize for your frustrating experience, as this is not what we aim for with our members. We recognize that various aspects of the experience, including our membership model and onboarding process, did not feel seamless for you, and we appreciate you highlighting the issues. If you would like to discuss your experience further, receive assistance with your membership, or explore options that may work better for you, our Member Services team would be happy to help. You can reach us at [email protected] or via chat. Your feedback is important to us, and we appreciate you giving Thrive Market a try!
I didn't get a $60 gift it's a confusing sales ploy. I did get 40% off certain items. Not all. You can't see what you get until you pay monthly and after you check out you find out you've been scammed. I won't be doing this again :( I had so much hope but I'll stick with hungry root they gave me a sign on bonus gift and I have been happy with them even after the introductory period. I have been with them a year now and was just seeing what was out there and figured I'd try Thrive. If they scam to get you into it I can't imagine they won't be scammy when you stick with them. I wish I hadn't done this, very frustrating!
Hi Kristen,
We’re really sorry to hear how frustrating this experience was, and we appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback. That’s not the impression we ever want to leave with our members. We’d love the opportunity to look into your order and see how we can help make things right. Please reach out to us at [email protected], and our Member Services team will be happy to assist. Thank you for giving Thrive Market a try.
They don't have fresh produce, no eggs and their meat and seafood prices are way to expensive. If you want to add frozen food they asked for a minimum bedside the purchase that you're already buying.
Hi Liz, we appreciate you taking the time to provide feedback. It’s disappointing to hear that we didn’t have the items you were searching for. Your input is incredibly valuable as we expand our catalog each week. Please let us know what you’d like to see by emailing [email protected] or chatting with us. We’re here to listen and make things better.
Too often, boxes arrived with damaged contents—crushed items, leaks, or delays that left frozen shipments partially thawed and questionable for consumption. For example, frozen items like biscuits would arrive cold enough to be technically safe, but thawed just enough to refreeze into a single solid block instead of remaining individually separated. It became a recurring hassle month after month. After being a member for over a year, I ultimately decided to cancel my Thrive membership and move on.
Thank you for sharing your feedback, Bryan. We’re sorry to hear about the repeated issues with damaged and partially thawed deliveries. We completely understand how frustrating that can be. Your comments have been shared with our team as we work to improve packaging and delivery reliability with our shipping partners. We’d love the opportunity to look into this further and address any concerns you may have. If you’re open to it, please reach out to us at [email protected], and our Member Services team will be happy to assist. Thank you again for giving Thrive Market a try!
Had an awful experience with chat. Misleading marketing on sales. Expensive prices and the things I want are sold out
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry to hear about your experience with chat support, sale pricing, and item availability. That’s not what we want for our members. We understand how frustrating this can be and are actively working to improve clarity around promotions, inventory, and support interactions. If you’re open to it, our Member Support team would appreciate the chance to look into this further and help directly with your account at [email protected]. Thanks for giving us a try!
Poor selection for my needs and more expensive than my local stores. I forgot to cancel within 30-days, and now I am stuck with a 12 month membership. Complete ripoff.
Hi Lynn, thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry to hear that our selection and pricing didn’t meet your expectations. We understand how frustrating it can be to be charged for a full membership when you intended to cancel during the trial period. While we hope you found some value in your membership, please know that you can cancel at any time by contacting our Member Services team. We’d like to review your account and see if there’s anything we can do to assist you. Please reach out to us at [email protected], and our team will be happy to help. Thanks for giving us a try!
I live in Florida so I understand it's hard to keep things frozen when shipping but so many other companies do it. Or just don't ship to Florida if you can't figure it out. I've had to be refunded multiple times and I've complained at least 6 times and nothing has changed over the course of a year. I shouldn't have to pay full membership since i can't order frozen. I now have to order meat from butcher box and get veggies at a local store when i should be able to do almost all my shopping here.
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. Paris. We’re truly sorry for the ongoing frustration you’ve faced, especially with repeated issues around frozen shipments and needing multiple refunds over the past year. We understand how disappointing this is. We’d like the opportunity to review your account and explore possible solutions. If you are open to it, please reach out to us at [email protected], and our team will be happy to help. Thank you again for giving us a try!
I was forced to make an account at the checkout by creating a password. I really want to avoid doing this. It gets tedious. Also, the transaction was over before I was able to find out the delivery date. I am running out of the supplement, so I was willing to expedite the delivery. But it did not give me an opportunity to do so, nor did it let me know when the goods would arrive.
We’re really sorry for the frustration this caused, and we appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. We understand how inconvenient it can feel to create an account at checkout, especially when you’re just trying to place a quick order. We also know how important delivery timing is, particularly when you’re running low on a supplement, and we’re sorry that shipping options and delivery details weren’t clear before your purchase was completed.
This isn’t the experience we want for our members, and we’d love the chance to look into what happened and see how we can help. Please reach out to us at [email protected], and our team will be happy to review your order, provide delivery details, and explore any available options. Thank you for giving us a try!
I thought you TM would have a much greater selections of food without seed oil and many other nasty additives. A lot of products I use and thought I would be able to find at TM are not available. Billing, thrive cash and discounts are poorly laid out so I don't know what they are doing with thrive cash or discounts. They lure you to spend money promising free gifts if you spend $49 or more. I chose my free gift assuming that as soon as I had made my choice it would have been saved to my cart but no... I got a message "the gifts went fast.".
To be honest I find I can buy most of the items I buy just as cheap at other online stores without paying a yearly membership.
Hi Susi, we appreciate your honesty and are sorry for the inconvenience of not finding what you needed. Your satisfaction is important to us, and your feedback helps shape our offerings. We’d love to hear your suggestions at [email protected] or via chat so we can make your experience better. Thanks for giving us a try!
Every time I try to order they're out of items. Extremely frustrating. I love this site but itsucks when everything g I want is out.
Hello Karleen, we are so sorry you didn’t find what you were looking for. We know how important it is to meet your needs, and we’re committed to doing better. New items are added every week, and we’d love to hear your thoughts on what we should include. Please reach out anytime at [email protected] or through chat. Thank you for giving us a try!
My first order was delivered late, but I chalked that up to the delivery service. My second order was lost and I only found out by tracking it on the carriers site, Thrive did not contact me. When I contacted Thrive they told me they would expedite out a new shipment and give me $20 in rewards. I received an email 5 days later that my expedited replacement shipment was encountering delays and they gave me $5 in rewards. Nothing about expediting or finding my order. Not even a phone call. It was late at night and I saw lights out my front door which is impossible due to how our house sits, when I investigated I saw the delivery driver actually drive into my yard over newly planted grass to the front door. It is insane that they did this and even more insane that when I told Thrive that I didn't want my orders shipped with them anymore, they told me they had to use them. I cancelled my membership. This company is very unreliable.
Hi Tina, we’re truly sorry for the series of delivery issues you experienced. This is not the level of reliability or care we aim to provide. Having a shipment arrive late, then be lost, and then be delayed again is incredibly frustrating, and the situation with the delivery driver entering your yard is absolutely unacceptable. You deserved a resolution you could trust, and we’re sorry that wasn’t your experience. We’ve passed this feedback along to our team for further improvement, as we know how important safe and dependable delivery is to our members. We’d also really appreciate the opportunity to take a closer look at your account and the delivery concerns you shared. If you’re open to it, please reach out to us at [email protected] so we can investigate further and make things right. Thank you for taking the time to share this. Your feedback helps us do better.
My first order gave me $25 off and said I'd get $25 off the next 4 orders. It looked like an automated process. The second order did not show the $25 off so I contacted customer service. They said I needed to put in a code for the $25 off for the next 4 orders. Well, they never gave me a code, it looked like it would be automatic in my account. They offered to give me one $25 credit for my second order. It looks like I will need to go through this same process for the next 3 orders. What a run around and hassle. Poor customer service.
Hi Mary, thank you for reaching out and sharing your concerns with us. I’m truly sorry to hear about the frustration and confusion regarding your promotional credits. It’s completely understandable to feel disappointed when something you were expecting doesn’t happen as it should. We genuinely want to help you resolve this. If you could please take a moment to reach out to us at [email protected], we would love to take a closer look at your account and ensure that the remaining credits are handled correctly. We appreciate you giving us the opportunity to improve your experience. Thank you for being a valued member of Thrive Market!
The upgrade for the diapers is NOT better when it doesn't include keeping the TCF (Totally Chlorine Free) status. ECF (Elemental Chlorine Free) diapers are everywhere and are NOT suitable for those wanting to make sure as many toxins as currently possible are not put on our children's most vulnerable area for sensitivity and absorption through the skin, the diaper area.
This is so disappointing and I will not be renewing my annual subscription for Thrive Market and will most likely not place any other orders since my orders coincided with my diaper subscription orders.
Hi, thank you for reaching out!
We heard members' feedback and designed these diapers to keep all the features you loved, and upgrade anything you didn't. Here's what's new:
- Up to 12-hour protection to keep baby's skin dry.
- True-to-size, comfier, stretchier fit. While our old diapers fit on the snug side, our new diapers have more consistent sizing. Check the size chart on the product page for the best recommendation on your child's size.
- Even softer feel that's still made with breathable, plant-based materials.
- OEKO-TEX certified, meaning they've passed rigorous safety tests for the presence of 1,000+ harmful substances.
And here's what we made sure to keep in our new diapers that you loved in the old design, too:
- Hypoallergenic and dermatologist-tested to protect sensitive skin.
- Made without fragrance, parabens, phthalates, lotion, and natural latex.
- Easy-to-read wetness indicator.
We know you rely on Thrive Market for safe, comfortable, and dependable essentials for your little one. Our goal with this update is to provide an even better diaper that you can feel confident in every single day. If you’re open to it, our Member Services team would really appreciate another chance to look into this with you and support you however we can. Please reach out anytime at [email protected].
I have received 3 shipments that were a mess. The last one all the glass jars were in chards and there was tomato everywhere. I took pictures. The only jar that did not break had the safety seal popped so it was also useless. I will probably discontinue my membership when it comes due because this is so aggravating! I reported it each time and they give a credit on your next order. I wish there was the choice of a different carrier for my order delivery.
Hi Dee. We’re so sorry you’ve had to deal with this. Receiving multiple damaged shipments is incredibly frustrating, and it’s absolutely not the experience we want for any member. We completely understand how upsetting it is to open a box and find broken jars and spilled products.
Thank you for taking the time to report each incident and for sharing photos. While we’re glad we could credit the items, we know that doesn’t make up for the inconvenience or the disappointment of not getting what you ordered. We take packaging and carrier performance very seriously, and we’re actively working with our shipping partners to prevent situations like this from happening again. If you’re open to it, our Member Services team would really appreciate another chance to look into this with you and support you however we can. Please reach out anytime at [email protected]. We truly value you as a member, and we’d love an opportunity to make your experience better.
I'm a 36-year-old woman from north-eastern US. As someone who can not eat refined sweeteners, glyphosate-laden conventional foods, many lectins including gluten, and so on, there are only a tiny handful of products Thrive Market carries which are relevant to me. Also, the interface has given me a lot of trouble. I have repeatedly had to contact customer service to get a discount code to work. I have felt spammed by the number of promotional messages that are sent. And then confused when the promotions do not work as advertised. I'm offered these "free gifts" all the time, but then when I go to log in, there is always the message, "the gifts went fast." Thus, I find Thrive Market to be a bit sketchy. I think this is best for people who have more conventional eating needs than I do.
Hi Raederle, thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience. We’re truly sorry to hear that our product selection and site experience haven’t met your needs, especially given your specific dietary restrictions. This is never the experience we want for our members, and I understand how frustrating that must have been. We appreciate your honest feedback and will be sharing it with our team as we continue improving both our offerings and the member experience. If you’re open to it, we’d love the chance to support you further. You can reach us anytime at [email protected]. We appreciate your choice to shop with us!
Thrive Market artificially inflates your total in the exact amount of the discounts you should be receiving.
When you try and speak with customer service about it, they tell you that the subtotal they made up after adding charges is correct. They even sent me back my own invoice, with all the items listed and they did not add up to their subtotal on their own invoice! They did eventually refund me (after tons of back and forth), but still would not admit their mistake! Shady company. They also make it difficult to cancel your membership (no option to do so from the app at all).
Hi Stephanie, we’re very sorry for the confusion and frustration with your order totals and discounts. We understand how upsetting it must have been when the subtotal didn’t align with your invoice, and we truly appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Your feedback has been shared with our Tech teams so we can investigate and prevent similar issues in the future. If you’d like, our Member Services team is happy to look into this further and ensure everything is resolved for you. You can reach us anytime at [email protected]. Thank you for your patience and for allowing us the chance to make this right. We appreciate your choice to shop with us!
Answer: Do NOT wait for Thrive to cancel. If you do, you'll just find your account charged again next year. Call your CC and change your account!
Answer: Hi J L., sorry to hear that. Give us a call at 866-419-2174 or chat with us on our site at anytime and we'll help ASAP.
Answer: Change your CC account number, it's the fastest and surest way.
Answer: Membership is $75 annually but it is less for families who qualify and they donate membership for those in extreme need. I don't know what that limit is. Just the fact they do this is amazing.
Answer: Not well, I am on a med that causes insomnia... actually more than one. And when I do sleep, I wake up feeling unrested.
Answer: Call Thrive's customer service. They really are helpful. If they won't reverse the charge, contact your credit card company and dispute the transaction.
Answer: Hi Luana, Thrive Gives is one of the most important aspects of our mission as it allows us to make healthy living easy and affordable for ALL Americans. Thrive distributes the one-for-one memberships in partnership with charitable organizations who service families in need. Weve issued thousands of memberships to low income families, teachers, students, veterans, and first responders and we see no end in sight. We're doing a number of things to make the membership more useful for Thrive Gives recipients. We are launching content and curriculum that will help educate Thrivers who are new to healthy living, which will be specifically targeted towards our Gives membership recipients. We have also merchandised a Staples section on our website to make the product catalog more accessible for our Thrive Gives families. There are many more improvements in progress that we're excited about! How are candidates selected? Our criteria looks at individual and family income as well as profession, including all veterans, teachers, students, and first responders. Our goal is to identify those who would benefit most from the gift of membership and free access to our savings and products. How do you apply? Think you or someone you know might qualify? Applications can be submitted directly on our website or by simply clicking here. Once submitted, please allow us 1-3 business days to reach out with the status of your application. It's been so great to see the warm reception of our social mission! Thanks so much for expressing interest in Thrive Gives. And thanks for choosing Thrive Market.
Answer: Hi Debbummer! Please call us at 866-419-2174 or visit http://thrv.me/HzvsNz to request a cancellation, and we'll help right away.
Answer: Contact your bank and challenge the charge. I have shopped with Thrive for almost 4 years. This is a glitch in their system. Any issues I have had have been quickly taken care of. Sorry you didn't have the same experience.
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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Thank you for sharing your feedback, Karen. We understand that changing prices and time-based promotions can be overwhelming, and we apologize for any confusion this may have caused. Our goal is to help our members find meaningful savings, and we are always here to ensure a seamless experience. If you have any questions or need assistance navigating pricing or promotions, please contact our Member Services team at [email protected] or via chat. We truly appreciate you taking the time to reach out.