He's never delivered strings to me, despite only being a couple thousand miles from his shop. Lazy..... ;-)I get all mine through Jason at FretNation, and technically it's in person since I pick them up at his shop after a quick chat and placing an order. He takes care of everyone the best he can and I'll always go to him first. Heck, he's the best dude ever and has even brought an order to my house on his way home. How's that for service?!
I have a local shop that, when I ran into a guitar I was interested in, told me to take it home, and send him a check. Yes I had bought a bunch of things from that place.