I've build a small run of cool electronic trinkets before and it's really a killer how economically unviable it is. My BOM cost (just raw components) was twice

I've build a small run of cool electronic trinkets before and it's really a killer how economically unviable it is. My BOM cost (just raw components) was twice what the final cost of a comparable product, with free shipping, from China was. A lot of people are into "local made, hand crafted" until they see it costs 4x as much for something that functionally isn't 4x as good.