As a consumer, I may be the outlier, but my spending habits are firmly rooted is “What is best for me”. This has many facets to it.
When I NEED something I read packaging labels.
Brand, Country/State of origin, and ingredients. I absolutely refuse to consume Chinese anything... for health reasons and for the reason that it SHOULD BE able to be produced domestically, or by myself at less cost.
It maybe “only be” a $3.79 manual can opener... but the Made In USA label means the employees of that company are paying taxes, as opposed to collecting SNAP benefits. I CHOOSE the “premium” price over the Ding Dong one knowing that the one I picked is most likely not made by slave labor using Chernobyl scrap steel, recycled medical instruments, and ground up aborted fetuses.
A reasonable approach. If more people followed your lead we’d avoid some problems. Sadly, if enough people jump to the Chinese products the US competitors go out of business and you won’t have a US option anymore.
When there is no US option, the alternative for, say, a can opener, are usually between a cheap Chinese version and a fancy European one at perhaps 10x the Chinese price.
At least that’s often been my experience.