OCONEE COUNTY, Ga. — We all use Amazon, some of us maybe too much, but this week they announced a change in how they ship packages to our homes.
Now, they're asking for the help of police and for your trust.
Kate Hankins is mom of three who relies on Amazon to make life easier.
"(I) probably (use it) once a week, maybe more. It's just one less trip and three fewer car seats to load up," she said.
It's that ease that gets most customers hooked, but now Amazon has stopped using FedEx for deliveries and is now using its own unmarked white vans.
"They told me that their drivers were being confronted by neighbors and homeowners not knowing who they were," Hankins said.
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Oconee County Sheriff Scott Berry says Amazon emailed and called him and several other sheriffs in the region so that they could let people in their area know to expect white vans dropping off their packages.
"We answer a lot of suspicious vehicle calls. Neighbors are very particular here," Berry said.
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"If they're going slow, I might think, 'Hmmm, who is that?' but I guess once I saw them get out and make a delivery, it wouldn't be such a big deal," a neighbor said.
Not a big deal, but in the past an unmarked white van in front of your house might have been cause for concern. Now, it could be just what customers have been waiting for.
"At one point or another everyone does business with Amazon and if they're going to change the way they do things. People should know about it," Berry said.
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