Initially they had products that were hard to find in stores so being able to buy them from one place was helpful. But overtime many of the brands are now available in stores and are at a cheaper price. So after you pay the price from thrive and then add in the membership costs it really doesn't make any sense because you end up paying way more. Also, I've had the membership for several years and once the pandemic hit they just flooded their market with new members which made their ship time up to 4 weeks to get anything. So in a time of need I couldn't even get anything from them. I do think their quality and customer service are good, but not enough to overpay for it.
Thanks for your feedback! We do offer price matching, so if you find any items sold cheaper elsewhere, our Member Services team would be happy to honor that price and issue Thrive Cash for the difference, hope this helps!