Thanks everyone, this is all very helpful. That is why I have occasionally agreed to ship international. I don't do it every month cause i am also on a limited income but I try to do it sometimes. if we all said no because of the shipping cost, it would be sad, and to see how much people have to pay to get things there, it makes me even more sad that people are not willing to spend a little in postage, for them to save a lot. I understand limited income. But to send once in awhile may not break the bank. I am going to take into consideration not sending priority this time though. I just want to make sure it gets there by deadlines. But if I get started quickly on the made items, I can send it out early and it shouldn't be a problem. I just don't want it to take weeks. Besides, the things I want to send probably aren't going to fit in a priority box so it's going to be piecemeal postage pricing anyways, I'll just ask them for a balanced fast vs. price shipping method.