90% of Montessori products are made of heavy wood. We hate to charge expensive postage. But that’s what our post office charges. We will pass our EMS discounted rate favor to our customers, but still we recommend to use surface mail to save cost on postage. We don’t expect negative/neutral feedback by offering surface shipping service. Only patient buyers are welcomed.  “Forget time and take it as a surprise present from China.”  For surface mailed packages, we provide shipping proof here, http://www.afok-toys.com/ShippingProof.htm