Hi, Bit of a idea re big $ postage from Nth America.
We've just come back from a 6 weeks in Canada and the US.
We bought heaps and had xmas pressys etc to get home.
In the past I have never thought twice about using Canada post or USPS but they have both increased their rates astronomically. We ended up bringing an extra bag back each on the plane. As we had only gone over with one each this was ok. But if you can find someone to do it for you an extra bag is only about $100 from memory depending on who your flying with.H.