It's so bad that "Reshippers" are increadibly popular here (in Australia). They have a US address so you can ship Amazon stuff there, and then either do a bulk shipment of multiple orders to Australia, or else just accept their shipping charges (which are usually 50% of what Amazon charges).
Those type of courier services are very popular throughout Latin America. I always assumed that developed countries like Australia had their own local suppliers and didn't need to buy from US-specific sites. Not enough to justify the existence of such courier services, anyways.
It's so bad that "Reshippers" are increadibly popular here (in Australia). They have a US address so you can ship Amazon stuff there, and then either do a bulk shipment of multiple orders to Australia, or else just accept their shipping charges (which are usually 50% of what Amazon charges).