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I despised Costco when I live in South Korea. It was very busy on the weekends, and that was the only time we could go, (because of my husband’s work schedule. He had the only car).
Thankfully, in Korea, I found an easy way to order Costco foods and have it delivered directly to my home. (Awesome).
When we moved back to America I had high hopes of finding something similar. I was crushed when I found out that Peapod did not deliver to our area. 🙁
So I continued to order from iherb and drove to the nearest “good quality” grocery store, which is about a half an hour away!!!
Then I found Thrive Market. It is a buyer’s club which caters to health conscious shoppers. It carries a lot of organic and non-GMO foods. It advertises an average of 30% savings off retail prices.
I have seen a few bloggers advertise this website and I often see negative comments on Facebook posts about Thrive Market; saying it is too expensive.
That has not been my experience, Thrive Market has definitely saved us money. I love the convenience of internet grocery shopping, and I get free shipping for orders over $49.00. There IS a membership fee of $60.00 per year. However, I did some quick calculations on items I order monthly, and the membership pays for itself with two items I order, (because of the discounted pricing).
I didn’t just take their word for it, I compared pricing and actually ran some numbers. I calculated how much an annual supply of a few products would cost me at Thrive Market. I then compared it to the cost of the same items at other online retailers I often order from, (specifically Amazon and iherb). The annual membership pays for itself just with the savings for the brand of ghee I use. (Organic Valley Organic Ghee).
(Note: Thrive Market’s price for “Organic Valley Organic Ghee” is the cheapest I have found. I did some price comparisons at a few grocery stores too).
Cost Analysis – (Updated in 2019)
Ghee (Purity Farms) – 2 jars a month
Thrive Market – $11.99
One year supply – $287.76
iherb – $15.10
One year supply – $362.40
Amazon – $35.99 for 2
One Year Supply – 431.88
I am saving $74.64 a year on ghee
Conclusion: The annual Membership cost for Thrive Market is $60.00, so it easily pays for itself.
I love ghee. Those numbers are conservative, I probably go through more than two jars a month because I cook with it every day.
I am not sure why some people complain about the pricing, I have found the discounts to be very significant. Thrive Market works for me.
(Also, I have been warned about toddlers and Costco. Apparently the two don’t go together very well for some strange reason. Toddlers +Costco = misery. I have been warned by a few of my friends).
If you are interested in a free 30 day trial, here is an invitation to “try before you buy”. You get a 15% discount on your first order, so it’s worth checking out. http://thrv.me/ircMeJ
Have you tried Thrive Market? Please share your experience so others can benefit from it.
If you try it, I hope you love it as much as I do.
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