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Save Money on Organic Items<\/strong><\/a> | Tested Store Options<\/a> | Thrive Market Review<\/a> | Pros & Cons<\/a> | Membership Fee<\/a> | Coupon Codes<\/a> | Sample Trip<\/a> | <\/strong>FAQ<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Our Thrive Market<\/a> review shows that their prices are slightly lower than competitors most of the time and dramatically<\/em> lower some of the time.<\/p>\n

Overall, we found that the savings substantially outstripped the annual membership fee. But that’s not why I ended up loving it.<\/p>\n

Thrive Market does one thing so well<\/em> that it’s hard for other sites to compete. More details on that below.<\/p>\n

Getting the Best Prices on Organic Items<\/h1>\n

Shopping to get high-quality organic food at a reasonable price isn’t easy.<\/p>\n

One of my personal hacks is to do a lot of comparison shopping for any packaged goods our family eats.<\/p>\n

Fresh and local fruit, vegetables and meat form the staples of a healthy diet. But we use farmer’s markets, CSAs and local grocers for that portion.<\/p>\n

Getting the very best deals involves some time and diligence, so I’ll show you how we do that below.<\/p>\n

For the packaged goods, I’ve been testing out a newer website called Thrive Market and comparing it to other online grocery store options we use.<\/p>\n

The standard ones we use most frequently are Vitacost and Amazon, so these are the ones we’ll compare in this Thrive Market review.<\/p>\n

10 of the Best Organic Products You Can Buy at Thrive Market<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Product<\/th>\nWhy I Like It<\/th>\nPrice<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
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Nature’s Path Honey Oat Crunch Granola Bars<\/p>\n

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Certified organic dark chocolate chips with whole grains and gluten-free oats<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Primal Kitchen Mayo<\/p>\n

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Made with no junky oils like soy, corn or canola<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Thrive Market Ghee<\/p>\n

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   Clarified butter; one of the best-selling items on Thrive Market<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Bob’s Red Mill Baking Soda<\/p>\n

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Processed without the use of chemicals<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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     Lundberg Organic      Brown Rice Syrup<\/p>\n

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Lightly sweet, amber-colored and smooth; great alternative for sugar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Annie’s Organic Bunny Grahams<\/p>\n

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Made with organic whole grain wheat; non-GMO<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Thrive Market Organic Maple Syrup (Grade A)<\/p>\n

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Straight from wild grown maple trees harvested in the Green Mountain state<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Big Tree Farms Organic Coconut Sugar<\/p>\n

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One of the lowest glycemic index sweeteners<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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 Clif Kid Organic Fruit Rope<\/p>\n

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Made with organic fruit pure\u00e9 concentrate and apple juice concentrate<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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  Alive & Radiant Foods Kale Krunch<\/p>\n

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Dairy-free despite the cheese flavor<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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<\/a> Vitacost<\/a> has an extensive selection of both online grocery and other household items. We typically only order from them when there is a decent promo of 15%+ off running. Their site and ordering process can be clunky compared to others and you usually have to order quite a bit at once to get free shipping, so we often combine orders with friends or tag along on each other’s larger orders. They do have some items that aren’t easily found elsewhere and on certain items we use, they reliably have the lowest prices. <\/p>\n

Amazon<\/h3>\n

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For Amazon, we have a Prime membership, which I highly recommend for many reasons but especially if you shop for groceries online. Without Prime, shipping fees can add up. Also, with Prime, the shipping times are truly blazing fast. They are currently running a special that allows you to try it free for 30 days and I think that’s worth doing.<\/p>\n

Thrive Market Review<\/h2>\n

The new entrant is Thrive Market<\/a>. Thrive Market<\/em> is focused on natural and organic foods and household products, so it’s more niche than the other two, but we use a lot of those products in our household. Thrive Market has taken $159 million<\/a> (!) in venture capital funding, so they are very serious about becoming dominant in their niche. <\/p>\n

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A Thrive Market membership is a bit different than the other two; it is more like Costco than Wegmans<\/em>. Here are the pros and cons of using Thrive Market:<\/p>\n

Thrive Market Pros:<\/h5>\n