You're not kidding. I'm one of the lucky ones. I live 10min. away from Canada Customs.
Those BA#%$^DS at UPS have a minimum brokerage fee of $14.00. Several years ago I bought a car book online for $11.00. It cost $4.50 to ship by UPS. UPS then charged me $14.00 to clear it through customs. Duty was only $1.32. NEVER AGAIN