I prefer to buy American and will pay a small premium to do so, but not a huge one. A month ago, I bought a 2000 lumen flashlight from China for $3.88 including shipping.
Well the flashlight is closer to 200 lumen so they lied but it is still a bright well made flashlight for almost nothing.
I in fact just ordered another one a few days ago. 200 lumens is more than enough for most use and still much brighter than the old Ray-O-Vac 2D cell flashlights.
Well, heck, I’d pay at least 50% more to buy from a US seller an item at least made by a solid US ally. But, try to find, for example, a 4 bay AA battery charger with individual control for each battery, that charges reasonably quickly, and switches to trickle (maintenance) charge after charging is done (again individually for each bay), for under $14, made by a said ally. Can’t be done. Ebay, Chinese seller, $6.88 (last time I looked), free shipping. And they work great. Darn scary...
I know where you shop. LOL!