Gotta love cross border shipping
 

Just sent a parcel to a friend in Atlanta, Georgia and the contents cost me $15 bucks but it is costing me $45 for shipping and handling and US customs there is something inherently wrong with that where it costs more to ship than the actual cost of the stuff being sent

Wow
How much does it weigh?

3lbs sent it by Purolater regular service

Sometimes its cheaper by postal. But who do you trust more?

That is ridiculous...I always find Canada Post cheaper then the couriers. I am fortunate enough to be 10 minutes from the US Post office (pending wait times), so I usually just ship from there. If I can not make it down, I always go postal : )

Can Post Small packet woulda been like $15 Iship that way all the time

I was told by a delivery guy once that its usually cheaper to sent by air cause you almost never get the duty and brokerage charges you just pay a bit extra for the shipping but that's not gonna work out for everything I'm sure

UPS is the worst by far!!
And yes sending it expedited usually is cheaper...... Just wrong imo

ups is worst... canada post is best i send a bunch every week by can post and have never gotten a charge(by recipient).

dhl is the best courier but will still charge a fee for crossing borders(usually $10-15 flat fee).