Here's a good article on this shipping quirk: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/storyline/wp/2014/09/12/the-postal-service-is-losing-millions-a-year-to-help-y

Here's a good article on this shipping quirk: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/storyline/wp/2014/09/12/the-postal-service-is-losing-millions-a-year-to-help-you-buy-cheap-stuff-from-china/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/storyline/wp/2014/09/12/... I think it's good for the US economy as well as the environment. It makes no sense for something to ship further to bring shipping costs down.