LOL, you know when I read that I was thinking d**n!! I wasn't planning on hand delivering it!
I guess Helmi doesn't live in the US but it does sound high, I ship overseas and something much much heavier going priority was only 75.00. Now of course you have to label it as a gift or he will have to pay duties on it. Look into the new flat rate Global Priority Mail; much cheaper than UPS going overseas (most of the time)