according to USPS.com, shipping 2 pounds to france in a package cheapest option available is $16.80 for first class mail international. Priority mail is as i suspected $24. Europe doesnt use courier services on the same scale the US does, so USPS will walwyas be by FAR the cheapest choice

http://ircalc.usps.gov/IntlMailServi...2&P=2&O=0&sd=1