think about it... if it costs that much to ship stuff to you... is it really likely that the company is going to want to ship it for free?? the more it costs them to ship it, the more money they lose in selling it to you... and like these guys say, i have not seen any free shipping companies even in the US... but its really not necessary when shipping is only 4 or 5 dollars on an order of $25+
the point is that the company has to make money somehow. if the shipping charges are like 25% or more of the order cost, then they are going to have to make that money somehow... either by charging you shipping, or by increasing the prices of all their products. either way, there is no such thing as a free lunch.... they're not going to let you get cheap parts AND not have to pay for the expensive shipping. if you don't pay the price for one thing, they'll hit you with it for the other. so i think you are most likely going to have to pay about the same amount no matter what.