I am sorry to hear that the postal service is standing in your way, and that of others. It is a shame that it cost so much to ship things. I have friends in Germany and we decided NOT to send gifts any longer because of the cost of postage. It is unreal. There are so many things I would like to share with them, but it is unreasonable to pay those prices. Most times the postage is more than what I want to send them. I hate not being able to send them little things to let them know I am thinking of them.