This thread is for all things conspiracy theory.
Don that Tin foil hat so the satellite can't monitor you...
Here's one of mine...
The Australian Postal Service and the US postal service, along with their partner international Carriers UPS (who I'll point out now own TNT Express as well as Qantas and Australia Post Buying Star Track Express) and they all have secret meetings in the attempt price fix the cost of international freight.
Case in point...when the dollar first came on par with the US and everyone started buy cheap products, Because it was cheap and the freight was cheap enough to justify it. These courier moguls decided to start protecting their interests and slowly started increasing the cost of freight, to what you have today...
Image one. From RAM US website...take a look at the shipping.
Image 2 from Johnny Appleseed here in AUS
So now it becomes cheaper to buy a product in Australia at inflated prices. Because if you include the overseas freight it becomes ridiculous to even think about looking elsewhere...
TL;DR (To long didn't read)All the courier companies are price fixing to stop overseas importsGive me you best conspiracy theory.