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I am hoping someone has a better way to mail envelopes to the USA and still be able to track it then Canada Post option.  
 
I was at the post office to find out cost and its $27 + to mail a regular sized envelope and track that it arrived at a USA residence.  
 
I wondered about crossing the border to do this from there it appears that it would cost around $7 US to do that. But I am concerned that I would not be able to track as am a Canadian.  
 
Has anyone done this or do you know of a cheaper option? I have 5 envelopes to send and need to know they arrived. I do not want items lost in mail and no way to find either. I also am ok with it taking longer then 2 business days.

I took a parcel to the US a couple years ago to ship. It was $80 through Canada Post and it would have taken 2 weeks. Drove to Dunsieth and it cost $15. Sent on Friday and delivered in New York on Monday. Easy to track online.

that is great savings

Why would you not be able to track a parcel/mail if you are Canadian?? It's the internet you just go to USPS.com or UPS.com or who ever you shipped it and enter your tracking number.  
 
Seems a little silly driving down to mail some envelopes after you factor in your time, gas etc I don't see how that would make any sense. Where did you try to mail them from? $27 is way too much. I would try going out to the CP office on Douglas, should be able to mail them at a fraction of that and track them. It's been a few years since I did that but it was no where near that much. You don't need to send Xpresspost post, there was a way you could add insurance and get a number that would allow you to track. If I remember right it didn't give detailed tracking once it left Canada but it did tell you when it was delivered.

Regular mail is one thing but if you want tracking or confirmation that it has been signed for and received that's an option you pay extra for and it's expensive.