Amazon is being sued by Prime members for getting rid of free Whole Foods delivery

Some Amazon Prime members are taking their anger over the Whole Foods delivery perk to the courts.

Several Prime members have filed lawsuits against Amazon after it stopped giving free delivery from Whole Foods.

Prime members will be able to get two-hour delivery on Whole Foods groceries for $35 or more. The perk was ended in October of 2021.

Two people have filed a class-action lawsuit against Amazon, accusing the company of engaging in unfair business practices, breaching its duty of good faith and not giving Prime members the benefit of their bargain. After eliminating the perk, they say Amazon should have reduced the price of a Prime membership.

At a time when most people were avoiding stores, people signed up for Amazon Prime to get free Whole Foods delivery, according to an attorney at Wilshire Law Firm. It's concerning to any member who was coerced to sign up for that reason to have that benefit taken away.

The second class-action lawsuit was filed in June of this year. When only part of a product's price is revealed at first, other fees remain hidden until the end of the purchasing process, according to the suit.

The lawsuit accused Amazon of engaging in a bait and switch advertising scheme by not revealing the $9.95 service fee along with the advertised price of Whole Foods grocery items. "Amazon tacks on a mandatory'service fee' later in the ordering process after the consumer is already invested in the ordering process"

Amazon Prime has become more expensive. The price of an annual membership was raised from $119 to $139 and a monthly membership was raised from $12 to $14.99. The Prime membership price was raised twice in the last four years.

Both cases and Amazon did not respond to Insider's questions.