I've ordered lot's of packages from AliExpress, mainly low value items (<10$) and shipping ranges between 0 and 2$. We're not in the EU (Serbia) and not too ric

I've ordered lot's of packages from AliExpress, mainly low value items (<10$) and shipping ranges between 0 and 2$. We're not in the EU (Serbia) and not too rich either. Maybe there's an old agreement we inherited from Yugoslavia but I doubt it. In fact, I ordered a USB lamp worth 2$ with free shipping just to verify it was possible. It arrived 3 weeks later (btw 3 weeks is the travel time China-Serbia for all packages so far, give or take a couple of days). It boggled my mind that someone is building these things (the connector, wires, led's, plastic and metal alone is worth that money surely), packaging them and sending for such a small amount (not as crazy as the example in the article, but pretty crazy for me).