As fanatical as I can be about my hobby, taking up residence in another country to reduce the shipping to feed my habit may be taking things a bit far!
Regarding the shipping, I compared it to the rates on Khurasan’s page and they’re actually pretty close if I was to make a similar value purchase to the test order I put in the cart. Postage at other US based retailers is also in that range. I have to conclude that it isn’t the miniatures companies padding the shipping (as eBay sellers often do), it’s just the current price.
I’ll hold off on adding dwarf archers for a bit. Need to focus on completing core units for the other armies first anyway.