Jim:
I hate UPS and FedEx.. they charge an arm and a leg.
And, to make matters worse, they also charge the recipient if shipped to another country.
USPS (and Canada Post) shipping will charge me, at the most $5 plus 5% of the declared value. The other rip off guys will charge $20, plus, plus. In the case of the above items, I paid UPS an additional $35 over and above what I paid to Craig to have him ship it out to me.
And, if things go wrong, having the federal system in charge of the items in both countries makes it a lot safer.
John