Is Grove Collaborative worth it? I’m sharing my honest review, including 6 reasons I like Grove Co, my top products to buy (and what I’d skip!), and whether you should join VIP, plus a few tips for getting the most out of every order.

When we first switched to eating real food, reading labels was absolutely crucial. There are so many different products on the market, and we have several ingredients we try to avoid, which sometimes hide in surprising places.
Reading labels is what inspired us to make our own versions of non-food items too, like hand sanitizer, foaming hand wash, and even carpet deodorizer . I can’t even pronounce half the ingredients listed on some of those commercial labels!
WHY SHOP AT GROVE COLLABORATIVE
While finding clean products is the main reason I started shopping at Grove Collaborative, that’s not the only reason. I also love it for:
- Savings over supermarket prices
- Finding my favorite brands for household products in one place
- Convenience of online shopping
- Control of my budget
- Lots of freebies with the VIP membership
- And I’m never out of the products I need!

6 REASONS TO SHOP AT GROVE COLLABORATIVE
1. HIGH STANDARDS FOR THE PRODUCTS THEY CARRY
One of the reasons I started shopping at Grove Collaborative is because they only sell products that are:
- Healthy
- Effective
- Sustainable
- Affordable
2. THEY’RE A CERTIFIED B CORP COMPANY
Grove Collaborative is a Certified B Corp, which is a certification of rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. It’s like what the USDA organic certification is for food, and what the Fair-Trade certification is for coffee.
3. EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE
As I get older, customer service has become increasingly important to me. If I have a problem, I want it resolved without any fuss.
I’ve had to contact Grove Collaborative customer service a couple of times because of a discrepancy in ordering (I took something out of my cart and thought I was charged). Customer service had it resolved quickly and even sent me the item I didn’t intend to order, free of charge!
4. ORDERING (AND CANCELLING ORDERS) IS REALLY EASY
I love that I can set up automatic refill orders on my schedule – monthly, every other month, once a quarter…I set the schedule based on my own product usage. They email me a week before my order ships, which reminds me to double-check my order against what I currently have. Adding or removing items is super simple, and I get what I need when I need it!
I can even postpone my next shipment if I don’t need anything just yet.
Because of this, I never run out of what I need, nor do I have a bunch of products on hand that I’m not using.
5. VIP MEMBERSHIP OFFERS FREE SHIPPING AND FREE PRODUCTS
The VIP Membership isn’t free, but with it comes free shipping and several free VIP gifts per year. When you break down the cost of shipping your orders, OR the value of the products they send, either of these options alone pays for the membership, even if you only order a few times in the year.
6. FREE ITEMS IN NEARLY EVERY ORDER
If you’re not sure you’ll order often enough to make use of the VIP membership, you can still expect to get a free item or two in nearly every order. Here’s how I’ve been able to do that.
Grove Collective periodically sends out promotional emails, and some of them have an offer for a free sample or even a full-size product.
Even if I’m not planning on making a purchase at that moment, I’ll still click through and add those free offers to my cart before deleting the email. Then, when I’m getting ready to send my order through, they’re already waiting for me. (Sometimes they are limited-time offers and they’ve disappeared by the time I’m ready to order, but most of the time they’re still there!)
I’ve gotten free lip balms, seasonal scents of hand soap, and even free laundry detergent sheets just by clicking on the free offers in the email. And that doesn’t even include the freebies you can add to your cart if you hit certain price points!

GROVE COLLABORATIVE REVIEWS: TOP PRODUCTS TO BUY
Now, with all that said, going on a blind spending spree at Grove Collaborative – or anywhere for that matter – isn’t the wisest choice.
As I’ve been shopping there these past few years, I’ve learned how to spend my money wisely. I have a few tricks up my sleeve, and I’d like to share with you what products are best to buy at Grove Collaborative, and which ones you can skip.
1. SCRUBBING PRODUCTS
You can make your own DIY bathroom scrub using soap and baking soda, and I even have a tutorial for it right here, but too much baking soda can be harsh on certain surfaces.
Or if you’re working on built-up dirt and grime, you might need something with more oomph before switching to a DIY bathroom scrub.
- The first time I tried Mrs. Meyer’s Surface Scrub, I fell in love. We used it to scrub away years of built-up dirt in the kitchen tile grout at a previous rental house. We tried all sorts of cleaners and concoctions – homemade and store-bought – but this was the only product that actually worked!
- Mrs. Meyer’s Baking Soda Cream Cleaner is another favorite of mine. Like the kitchen grout, we tried other options too, but this was the best at taking the grime and soap scum off.
2. REFILLS
When you’ve fallen in love with a certain cleaning product or brand or scent, refills are your best friend. It’s like buying in bulk, but better!
- At least half of the items I buy from Grove Collaborative are available in bulk, which saves me anywhere from 20-30% off the cost of buying individual items. I most often buy soap refills since I like to use my own soap dispenser at home.
- Buying refills means less packaging and less shopping. For example, my first order will come with reusable glass spray bottles, then refills will come in cleaning concentrates or a large recyclable plastic container. Remember, if you’re a VIP member, shipping is free. If you’re not a VIP member, stocking up on refills will save on shipping costs. Customizable refill shipments are a great option too!

3. GROVE CLEANING CLOTHS
Grove Collaborative sometimes gives cleaning cloths as the VIP free items of the month. They’re amazing! I loved both of these Grove cleaning products so much that I invested in a second set of each!
- Cellulose sponge cloths. They’re like reusable paper towels, except they’re super absorbent, dishwasher safe, and hold up well over time to scrubbing and daily usage. These are a perfect eco-friendly substitute for paper towels.
- e-Cloth general purpose cloth. This was my first time using an e-cloth and I fell in love!
- When it’s wet, you can wash almost anything with just water without leaving streaks.
- When it’s dry, you can use it as a dusting cloth.
- I’ve used it on splattered grease, cleaning up after dinner, and scrubbing down the kitchen table. It’s gentle enough to use on painted surfaces (think cleaning doors around the doorknobs – something the kids can do!) yet still tough enough to get dried gunk off counters.

4. LAUNDRY SUPPLIES
Making my own laundry supplies is one of the easier categories of natural living DIYs I’ve tried so far. In fact, I’ve been using homemade laundry detergent, stain remover, and bleach alternative for years without any issues.
But that’s not the case for everyone, and there have been times when I wasn’t able to make them myself, so I sometimes shop the Grove cleaning supplies laundry section too for these items:
- Laundry Detergent
- Fabric Softener
- Stain Remover
5. FLOOR CLEANERS
Grove has several options of floor cleaners for tile, hardwood, and laminate. The best part is that they are safe for pets and kids, and they make the house smell so naturally clean!
GROVE COLLABORATIVE REVIEWS: ITEMS I DON’T BUY
For scrubbing products, refills, laundry supplies, and floor cleaners, I often shop at Grove Collaborative. But there are a few things that they think I’ll like that I almost always take out of my cart.
Note – my reasons for not buying these items from Grove Collaborative have nothing to do with quality. Everything I’ve purchased from them, or gotten for free because I’m a VIP member, has been exceptional. I simply do not buy these items for personal reasons.
1. WALNUT SPONGES
I’ve used their walnut scrubber sponges before, but they’re a bit out of my price range to buy on a consistent basis. However, I fully take advantage of them when they’re free for VIP members.
2. HAND SANITIZING SPRAY
I created my own hand sanitizer recipe that’s really easy to make. Since I already have everything on hand and we don’t use it often anyway, I prefer to just make it myself.
3. TOILET PAPER
Unfortunately, my toiletry budget doesn’t include room for recycled toilet paper.
4. PAPER TOWELS
Ever since we switched to cloth napkins, I simply don’t need to buy paper towels anymore! If you’re still using paper towels, I encourage you to make the switch. I shared a step-by-step on how we set aside money to do this in this post.

GROVE CO EXTRAS TO TRY
I have an ongoing wish list of things I’ve been wanting to add to my cart, and I give myself a budget every time I place an order. This is how I can manage our finances AND still try out new clean products! These two products are currently on my wish list.
1. REUSABLE BAGS
Grove Collaborative has reusable bags in snack, sandwich, AND gallon sizes!
2. OXYGEN WHITENER
I currently use this homemade bleach alternative, but I’d like to try the powdered oxygen whitener sometime since it might be easier to use with my front-load washer.
GROVE COLLABORATIVE TIPS
- If you like all your cleaning products or toiletries to have the same scent, I’ve only ever found whole product lines at Grove Collaborative (like soap, lotion, and body wash, in the same scent).
- Plus, Grove Collaborative carries exclusive seasonal scents like Peony and Lilac in the Spring, and Orange Clove and Iowa Pine in the Fall.
- Grove Collaborative strives to offer the best price on all their items, and they back this up. If you’re a VIP member and find an item advertised for a lower price elsewhere, send their amazing customer service department an email and they’ll price match!
Exclusive for Crumbs Readers, new members receive free shipping and a free starter set with your first order, including Mrs. Meyer’s products and more! Join Grove Collaborative HERE!
GROVE CO REVIEWS FAQS
Is Grove Collaborative worth it?
I definitely think so! Between the convenience of having my cleaning products shipped to my door each month and the fact that the products from Grove Co. are also more affordable and have better ingredients than most supermarket products, I’m sold.
Is there a monthly fee for Grove Collaborative?
There is no monthly fee, but there is a minimum order of $29 for all orders. The VIP membership has lots of perks like free shipping and free gifts, and it is $20 a year.
How do I cancel my Grove Collaborative VIP Membership?
If you have a VIP Membership with Grove Collaborative, simply cancel it before your renewal date by emailing customer service or logging into your account.
MORE OPTIONS FOR HOUSEHOLD CLEANING PRODUCTS
I’ve been a Grove Co. customer for several years now, and I still order from there regularly. However, I also spend some of my household budget at other places where I’ve also found good deals.
Vitacost: This amazing company sells vitamins, supplements, and other organic grocery items.
Thrive Market: Shop for groceries you might not be able to find locally, plus household products. Focused on natural, organic, and sustainably sourced products, Thrive Market is a great option for healthier groceries! Read more about Thrive Market in my honest review here.
Truly Free: This small company makes super clean plant-based laundry cleaners and products. They focus on safe, non-toxic ingredients that clean your clothes and your washer while protecting the planet from chemicals. You even get a refillable jug for your detergent!
When you’re shopping at Bend Soap Company, you can stock up for the year! Use these codes:
- SOAP35 saves 5% on orders that are $35 or more
- SOAP65 saves 10% on orders that are $65 or more
- SOAP100 saves 15% on orders that are $100 or more
- Orders that are $65 or more after discounts are also eligible for free shipping!
Bend Soap Company: While Grove Collaborative does offer toiletries and beauty products, I’ve been a Bend Soap Company enthusiast for years. We’ve been using Bend Soap Company’s goat milk soap exclusively now for well over 4 years…to wash my face, our bodies, our hair…We also use their deodorants, lip balms, and lotions and it’s all just so gentle, and it works!! Their new men’s line is also amazing, and I have complimented my daughter on how nice she smells multiple times after using their almond sugar scrub.
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I think it depends on WHAT you are ordering from grove. Many of the products I get from them were less than 4 on the think dirty app.
I’m having a hard time understanding how Grove (and other similar companies) reduce the amount of plastic used significantly if at all. It seems like companies are capitalizing on this model of “buy your refills in bulk, but which are still packaged in plastic”, when realistically the plastic reduction is minimal. Can anyone help me understand this better?
I have been using Grove well over a year now. I love it and have always been pleased. The walnut sponges are by far the best I’ve ever used and the almond hard floor cleaner is the best also. It may be a tiny bit more than local stores but it saves me gas and from picking up extra things at the store that I don’t need. I also definitely get my moneys worth out of the vip cost. I’ve only had to contact customer service once due to a bottle leaking and they immediately sent out a replacement.
The EWG ratings are alarmist and not evidence-based. I use Grove products with confidence.
I would encourage you to look deeper into the EWG rating system Hannah. They’re a non-profit and non-partisan organization, and if my memory serves me right, they link to the science-based articles and studies when they share their reports.
Ha, I found this blog post just a couple years later… I live solo and don’t need hoards of cleaning products. I was just ‘sniffing out’ what this “Grove” thing was about from another blog (er…..forgot). My first impression of your images was METHOD?! That stuff has so much soap and residue in it, it’s _impossible_ to rinse off! And Mrs. Myers – I keep it to the hand soap. I have to use up the concentrate and general cleaner, but the fumes from those products send me from the room coughing every time. It beats bleach and those harsh products, but just from my body’s reaction I could tell they weren’t “all that.” After 10 years in mold, I have a neuro-immune condition that will be named a proper, testable disease in 8 or so years. At least I’m contributing to science and less suffering for others one day!
I cancelled my account in January and they billed me again in February and did not ship an order at all. How do I actually cancel if the e-mail did not complete the task?
Hi Angela! I’m so sorry, but I would contact Grove customer service.
I feel like your review update is really misrepresentative of Grove. Yes they carry products I don’t view as healthy and maybe they shouldn’t claim to be representing healthy…BUT they don’t make the products and as a consumer it’s YOUR responsibility to learn about what you’re buying. The service itself is great, as you even mentioned. I personally buy products that rate very high on EWG from Grove and couldn’t be happier. I just do my research and find better pricing from Grove than at my Target or Walmart for the same products.
You should check out Force of Nature’s cleaning system. Uses salt and vinegar in a little machine that makes it a great cleaner. I love it
I’m trying to find the EWG reviews online but get nothing when I type in Grove or Mrs Meyers. How did you look them up?
Hi Donna! You need to use the Think Dirty app for products, and EWG for ingredients. That should get you the results you’re looking for!
How do I unsucribe to products – just recently was automatically and charged for products I didn’t order and will not receive I’m sure because I have moved – is there a number I can call?.
Hi Patty – you’ll need to contact Grove Collaborative for help. You can find their information on their website!
Please beware! I thought all the products were all natural as well. I do think they have some good things. Like you, when I got my order I was super excited. When I used the fabric softener, my body broke out. I don’t even have sensitive skin. And I had gotten Pine cleaner. I wanted to know what a real Pine smelled like and not a car air freshener. Unfortunately it really did smell like a car air freshener. When I checked everything out it clearly says on the label after the oils that it is “scented”. Also all the cleaning properties in it are big words that the typical person has to look up. They’re all chemicals. But Grove Co has really great customer service and I definitely think they have good points. Just don’t think that they’re all natural. They are not.
I loved Grove Collaborative too but use of a mask with cleaning agents and gloves is never a bad idea especially if pregnant,
sensitive to fragrances or having allergies with potential
for cross sensitivities, or respiratory conditions. Also I wish I could customize my shipments or at least be asked if I want to switch
something out- that’s customer service.
Thank you for your information regarding The Grove company. Do you have a place to go to make your own cleaning products. I like Doterra and Young living.
I find it odd that the author of this review dismissed buying the toilet paper and paper towels due to cost while lauding the use of non-paper materials to make the products. If you care about the planet, you can afford to spend more on such items while buy less non-sustainable products…very irresponsible writing here, no effort to promote the actual purpose of this company!
Beware of this scam. “Free” offer actually costs $68 and a subscription to an automated delivery service. If they are so misleading and dishonest in their marketing, how can you trust the company? Good luck when you try cancelling the subscription. Even their .co url is deceptive. Try and find their brick & mortal address anywhere. Probably based in some sweatshop overseas.
They are located in San Francisco. Their address and phone are both on the website.
I agree that their website are not user friendly. If you want to order just toilet paper, as I did, it’s certainly not easy. But I REALLY Wanted to try the tp, so I persevered with a 60 minute phone call. In the end I couldn’t have done it without Nathan. I purchased 1 eight pack and one 12 pack of bamboo toilet paper which comes wrapped in cardboard, not plastic. Which met the minimum.
Ive tried all the bamboo tp on on amazon. It varies in quality but IT ALL COMES IN PLASTIC. Which I’m trying to avoid.
I just saw an ad for GroveCo on fb and decided to check it out. The “About Us” seemed so vague and didn’t say anything really concrete like where the products come from… only what they don’t contain. So then I tried to see where they’re located and couldn’t find an address on the web site… not under “Contact Us” nor anywhere else. Weird. Is it just me that finds it rather suspect that a company won’t openly state where it’s located?
I agree about Grove…I’m canceling my “VIP membership after my second order, because both times items were missing and I was told it is not in their policy to send out separate items, but they would include them in my NEXT order. I think that’s just a way to get you to order again. I don’t care for the Mrs. Myers stuff either. It’s way too smelly, and it’s a FAKE smell. The surface cleaner left my countertops feeling sticky. As for Young Living, I love their cleaners and I’ve been using their oils exclusively now for four years. It’s also easy to DIY with their oils, so I’m not getting the smelly Mrs. Myers stuff again.
Hi, I am by no means an expert but doesnt Young Living animal test? That’s why I don’t use their products.
Nope! Young Living doesn’t test any of their products on animals. It’s company policy. Also, 95% of their products are vegan!
Young Love is awesome and are against animal testing. However, Mrs Myers and Method are both currently owned by S C Johnson, who does in fact test on animals.
I really liked their customer service. I registered for VIP service, not realizing that the subscription auto-renewed. I live alone, so I don’t use up the products as quickly as anticipated. I called their customer service to cancel the order. They couldn’t have been nicer. The only product I have not been crazy about is the Cora body cloth. It does smell funny. It gets the job done, but it smells odd. I like the toilet paper, paper towels, sponges, and cleansing products.
I am actually sorry I saw this page. I love all Mrs. Meyers products and will stand by them. Grove Collaborative is wayyy cheaper than in the stores, I know because I work in a supermarket and her products are 1.50-2.00 more than on Grove. So glad I found this site and will continue using her products. I try not to listen to all the hype and use my own judgement.
my daughter had breast cancer and I switched all her household products to Young Living, all natural plant based. Grove predicts aren’t all natural. they say they all are but I know several are not, like the method wood floor cleaner, it had cancer causing agents in it. look it up on EWG.
Thanks for letting me know. I thought about subscribing bit now i won’t.