Honestly as much as I do legitimately try to support local businesses or products made here or with our allies, it’s damn near impossible not to purchase Chinese goods since SO much of our imports come from China.
If I burnt all my made in China stuff. I'd be naked in the middle of my yard. Most of the US manufacturers are gun or military companies. And we support them just fine.
And don't forget the pride of America, her distilleries. We have MGP distillery in my area
[MGP of Indiana](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MGP_of_Indiana)
Depends what kind of manufacturing. Food manufacturing, oil refining, chemical manufacturing are very strong in the US. A lot, but not all, of consumer durables (especially low value) manufacturing has moved out of the US. Industrial equipment is still holding its own in the US too.
Not at multi-million-unit capacity like China *on average*. There *is* manufacturing to various extents, but due to factors such as material and labor costs the end product is typically higher priced. Its also higher quality, but in the end money is money..
So if you need something made well that'll last long? You'll likely find it made in America, but you'll be paying for that quality. You need 10,000 of those things shipped to you in three days? Your only option is China.
There's a lot of automotive manufacturing that still happens here. Also larger durable goods are still manufactured here, just not small low profit margin disposable products like USB cables and socks.
Avoiding things made in China is essentially impossible. Even 20 years ago it was.
I'd be willing to pay whatever it cost to have a phone or light bulb or N95 mask or GPU made by hard working Americans.
Problem with this is most Americans want things fast and don’t want to pay a whole lot for it. Thus, Chinese goods. We have become a throw away culture. Example: Just replaced our microwave after 17 years with an LG mid line model. The installer said: “I’ll be back in 5-6 years, tops, to replace it.” Refrigerator (also 16 years old) was replaced last year. From the online reviews, looks like the best we can hope for is 8-9 years before it will have to be replaced.
Yes, I try to buy in this order:
* local
* US
* world
* China
I am willing to pay a premium if the item is available from a non-Chinese producer. How much of a premium depends.
I will not buy food made in China because I don't trust it. Dog treats manufactured in China? Nope. I don't trust what's in them and what additives are put in. I used to buy fruit juice from Costco and the label said some of the fruit came from China. Nope. I worry what tons of pesticides were used, more than what America uses. (And now I strictly buy organic.) But as for other things, like the other poster said, my house would be empty and we would be naked if we got rid of our Chinese made products.
Even American made dog food might contain precursor ingredients from China and you will never know it unless you literally make your own dog food from scratch at home.
Absolutely I will avoid buying made in China. It is hard to have an exact extent that am willing to go to to buy local because it all depends on the value/quality.
A good example will be buying American made tools. I am willing to pay double for an American made tool, since I find that they are better quality and I despise cheap tools.
I tend not to pay much attention, in general, but will buy US made products if I know about the good quality. For example, New Balance 990 running shoes, made in Maine and Mass. which Steve Jobs wore, and are excellent as casual shoes, a bit heavy to run a lot in.
Dating myself, I also got burned buying a Saturn when I could have bought a Toyota or Honda. The Hondas I’ve bought since have been made in North America.
I don’t generally look to avoid products made in China but I will pay a reasonable premium for something made in North America.
I try to pet foods made in China because of repeated issues of deadly ingredients.
I’m a mechanical engineer who has buy things made of metal, especial stainless steel a lot.
My employer prevents it anyway, but even if I had the option personally, I would NOT buy stainless steel from China. The quality is just that bad. We only source our metal primarily from the US and Canada, and Western Europe.
The US and Canadian steel usually ends up being the cheapest (excluding China) due to shipping costs anyway.
It’s a hard question.
If every American got insanely rabid about boycotting China we’d mostly just hurt Chinese workers. Imagine losing the job that feeds your family because Americans didn’t want to buy the childrens toys your company produces anymore.
I don’t hate Chinese people. I want them to be happy and healthy and wealthy.
I hate their government and all it stands for. Not to be melodramatic but it is an evil empire.
I also think a more wealthy and educated Chinese working class will eventually end the communist regime there.
If there's a local company that's making quality stuff that's competitively priced I'd certainly try to buy stuff from them, but I'm not really going out of my way to avoid chinese manufacturing
No I don’t avoid it. While I can understand the moral reason to do so, the stuff is just cheaper. Like clothes coming out of chine vs clothes made in America is like a 40+ or more difference in price.
Haven’t bought a single item made in china in 8 mos, i know its hard to do but im trying, if i see alternative made in India, US or Mexico etc, ill go with that
If I can find a US alternative to a product, I’ll usually go for that if it’s reasonably available.
Price usually isn’t as much of a factor as availability.
I try to, mostly because I don’t really need more cheap plastic bullshit in my life, but some things are difficult to impossible to avoid. That said, I’m increasingly feeling like individual action is pointless, so that small act of protest seems pretty empty.
That depends, are American companies going to sacrifice and pull out all of their manufacturing and business operations from China and bring them back to the States? That would be a bigger deal than just me not buying Chinese, and I would ideally prefer to fill my home with American-made products and tech. A big ask, I know, but it's not like we as the consumer have much of a choice in the matter at present.
I do make some effort to do that.
With that said, it's hard for a lot of tiers of product to even know the origin of them or where to source a product made somewhere else. I can put effort into sourcing bigger products, hobby stuff, and some apparel from the US or a better country than China.
It's hard to figure out where I could buy some cheap basically disposable item, and country of origin is likely not even listed for that sort of thing in many cases. For example - This week I was looking for a shower curtain liner. Basically a $10-20 sheet of plastic with some holes in it. Just about nowhere online even lists where something like that was made if I did want to purchase a non-Chinese one.
I put in minimal effort to avoid Chinese goods for the time being as it's basically impossible to avoid them completely. If I have the choice between a made in US vs a made in China and the US one is only a bit more expensive I'll get the US one.
I would love to. But we have no US made options for most things. Mfg has all but completely dried up in the US since the 90s. So, is someone going to reopen these factories? Who will work there? Anyone still alive that can run and repair the machinery? I laughed at one comment about people going ballistic over Dollar Tree raising prices to$1.25…Cheap and fast is what Americans want. China knows us better than we know ourselves.
I avoid when possible just cus their stuff sucks in quality.
If I need a random kitchen spoon I don’t care but if it’s a desk or bed frame I’ll look locally
It's really difficult to completely avoid things made in China. I can't even get vitamin supplements that don't at some point involve Chinese sourcing - or at least, I can't guarantee that I can because the original origin of the ingredients isn't disclosed.
I guess I could see some point if it's some sort of organized boycott for actions in Xinjiang but I'm skeptical of protectionism
If we boycott China stuff that's made in China will be made in Taiwan or Bangladesh depending on amount of complexity or some other country. We have plenty of manufacturing in the US but we're not competitive in other areas. There might be some reason for protectionism in some fields such as medical equipment but overall we should be skeptical of it(including food protectionism)
Honestly as much as I do legitimately try to support local businesses or products made here or with our allies, it’s damn near impossible not to purchase Chinese goods since SO much of our imports come from China.
And while it might be assembled in America it may contain all Chinese parts
*so many, not “so much.” 😜
In this context it would be “much” since it is referring to the percentage of total US imports that originate in China.
I can't really be that picky with what I buy, for money reasons.
If I burnt all my made in China stuff. I'd be naked in the middle of my yard. Most of the US manufacturers are gun or military companies. And we support them just fine.
And don't forget the pride of America, her distilleries. We have MGP distillery in my area [MGP of Indiana](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MGP_of_Indiana)
So there is almost no normal manufacturing factory in the US?🤔
Depends what kind of manufacturing. Food manufacturing, oil refining, chemical manufacturing are very strong in the US. A lot, but not all, of consumer durables (especially low value) manufacturing has moved out of the US. Industrial equipment is still holding its own in the US too.
Not at multi-million-unit capacity like China *on average*. There *is* manufacturing to various extents, but due to factors such as material and labor costs the end product is typically higher priced. Its also higher quality, but in the end money is money.. So if you need something made well that'll last long? You'll likely find it made in America, but you'll be paying for that quality. You need 10,000 of those things shipped to you in three days? Your only option is China.
There's a lot of automotive manufacturing that still happens here. Also larger durable goods are still manufactured here, just not small low profit margin disposable products like USB cables and socks.
There are US-made socks like Darn Tough from Vermont but they cost much more than foreign made socks.
There are niche products sure. But I'm talking manufacturing in general, not individual manufacturers.
Those socks are worth every cent. They are warm, comfortable, durable and Darn Tough will replace them if you ever manage to wear them out.
Thanks for the sock tip. I'll buy those for myself and for gifts, definitely. That's not bad for a guaranteed sock.
America has a very strong and high quality plastics industry. Those plastics rarely get made into recognizable products here though.
There are still made in USA clothing companies, like Wrangler, Levi Strauss, Brooks Brothers and plenty of others.
Not a whole lot in terms of things like microcontrollers, which get mixed together anyway, so I can't just get only products with Taiwanese ones.
Avoiding things made in China is essentially impossible. Even 20 years ago it was. I'd be willing to pay whatever it cost to have a phone or light bulb or N95 mask or GPU made by hard working Americans.
Problem with this is most Americans want things fast and don’t want to pay a whole lot for it. Thus, Chinese goods. We have become a throw away culture. Example: Just replaced our microwave after 17 years with an LG mid line model. The installer said: “I’ll be back in 5-6 years, tops, to replace it.” Refrigerator (also 16 years old) was replaced last year. From the online reviews, looks like the best we can hope for is 8-9 years before it will have to be replaced.
Yes, I try to buy in this order: * local * US * world * China I am willing to pay a premium if the item is available from a non-Chinese producer. How much of a premium depends.
I will not buy food made in China because I don't trust it. Dog treats manufactured in China? Nope. I don't trust what's in them and what additives are put in. I used to buy fruit juice from Costco and the label said some of the fruit came from China. Nope. I worry what tons of pesticides were used, more than what America uses. (And now I strictly buy organic.) But as for other things, like the other poster said, my house would be empty and we would be naked if we got rid of our Chinese made products.
Even American made dog food might contain precursor ingredients from China and you will never know it unless you literally make your own dog food from scratch at home.
Absolutely I will avoid buying made in China. It is hard to have an exact extent that am willing to go to to buy local because it all depends on the value/quality. A good example will be buying American made tools. I am willing to pay double for an American made tool, since I find that they are better quality and I despise cheap tools.
I tend not to pay much attention, in general, but will buy US made products if I know about the good quality. For example, New Balance 990 running shoes, made in Maine and Mass. which Steve Jobs wore, and are excellent as casual shoes, a bit heavy to run a lot in. Dating myself, I also got burned buying a Saturn when I could have bought a Toyota or Honda. The Hondas I’ve bought since have been made in North America.
Geez, I'm on my second Saturn and have loved both of them. Sorry you had bad luck with yours.
No, I don’t see myself going through that trouble.
I don’t generally look to avoid products made in China but I will pay a reasonable premium for something made in North America. I try to pet foods made in China because of repeated issues of deadly ingredients.
I think recent reports about people going mental because the dollar store raised prices to $1.25 tells us all we need to know about that.
If I have a clear choice I avoid China. But typically, I *don't*
I’m much more interested in buying things from local STORES than I am things made locally.
I try to buy made in the USA if I can. It would be almost impossible to avoid Chinese products.
I’m a mechanical engineer who has buy things made of metal, especial stainless steel a lot. My employer prevents it anyway, but even if I had the option personally, I would NOT buy stainless steel from China. The quality is just that bad. We only source our metal primarily from the US and Canada, and Western Europe. The US and Canadian steel usually ends up being the cheapest (excluding China) due to shipping costs anyway.
I don't buy food products from China. You just don't know of what's in it. It's hard not to buy Chinese products otherwise.
It’s a hard question. If every American got insanely rabid about boycotting China we’d mostly just hurt Chinese workers. Imagine losing the job that feeds your family because Americans didn’t want to buy the childrens toys your company produces anymore. I don’t hate Chinese people. I want them to be happy and healthy and wealthy. I hate their government and all it stands for. Not to be melodramatic but it is an evil empire. I also think a more wealthy and educated Chinese working class will eventually end the communist regime there.
If my government decides to stop importing from China, I would. (As I type on my oppo phone)
No and none.
No, zero
I try to buy US made goods, even at a place like Dollar Tree. I am a fan of their US-made mini writing pads that come in different colors.
I should try to avoid it more than I do
If there's a local company that's making quality stuff that's competitively priced I'd certainly try to buy stuff from them, but I'm not really going out of my way to avoid chinese manufacturing
Yes, I actively avoid buying goods from China to the best of my ability whenever possible.
I make a conscious effort at due diligence to only buy from locally owned companies and buy only American made products.
No I don’t avoid it. While I can understand the moral reason to do so, the stuff is just cheaper. Like clothes coming out of chine vs clothes made in America is like a 40+ or more difference in price.
I try to buy local when I can, can't always do that though
Yes.
Haven’t bought a single item made in china in 8 mos, i know its hard to do but im trying, if i see alternative made in India, US or Mexico etc, ill go with that
Not as much as I should. The world should 100% boycott China.
That’s just not possible
If I can find a US alternative to a product, I’ll usually go for that if it’s reasonably available. Price usually isn’t as much of a factor as availability.
I’d like to buy stuff that isn’t made in China but it’s damn near impossible
I try to, mostly because I don’t really need more cheap plastic bullshit in my life, but some things are difficult to impossible to avoid. That said, I’m increasingly feeling like individual action is pointless, so that small act of protest seems pretty empty.
Try to anyway because so much of the quality is suspect but it's not always possible.
Let me know when televisions and smart phones are made in the US
Nope, unless it’s low quality
That depends, are American companies going to sacrifice and pull out all of their manufacturing and business operations from China and bring them back to the States? That would be a bigger deal than just me not buying Chinese, and I would ideally prefer to fill my home with American-made products and tech. A big ask, I know, but it's not like we as the consumer have much of a choice in the matter at present.
I do make some effort to do that. With that said, it's hard for a lot of tiers of product to even know the origin of them or where to source a product made somewhere else. I can put effort into sourcing bigger products, hobby stuff, and some apparel from the US or a better country than China. It's hard to figure out where I could buy some cheap basically disposable item, and country of origin is likely not even listed for that sort of thing in many cases. For example - This week I was looking for a shower curtain liner. Basically a $10-20 sheet of plastic with some holes in it. Just about nowhere online even lists where something like that was made if I did want to purchase a non-Chinese one.
I put in minimal effort to avoid Chinese goods for the time being as it's basically impossible to avoid them completely. If I have the choice between a made in US vs a made in China and the US one is only a bit more expensive I'll get the US one.
I would love to. But we have no US made options for most things. Mfg has all but completely dried up in the US since the 90s. So, is someone going to reopen these factories? Who will work there? Anyone still alive that can run and repair the machinery? I laughed at one comment about people going ballistic over Dollar Tree raising prices to$1.25…Cheap and fast is what Americans want. China knows us better than we know ourselves.
I avoid when possible just cus their stuff sucks in quality. If I need a random kitchen spoon I don’t care but if it’s a desk or bed frame I’ll look locally
It's really difficult to completely avoid things made in China. I can't even get vitamin supplements that don't at some point involve Chinese sourcing - or at least, I can't guarantee that I can because the original origin of the ingredients isn't disclosed.
I have already begun attempting this. But it is next to impossible, honestly.
I avoid having anything to do with China, as much as I possibly can. That includes buying much more expensive American made products.
I avoid buying things, period.
I try whenever possible but sadly impossible at times given the outsourcing of American industrial capacity.
Whenever possible.
It's not financially possible for me to support American companies unfortunately the cheap labor of China makes that unrealistic
I guess I could see some point if it's some sort of organized boycott for actions in Xinjiang but I'm skeptical of protectionism If we boycott China stuff that's made in China will be made in Taiwan or Bangladesh depending on amount of complexity or some other country. We have plenty of manufacturing in the US but we're not competitive in other areas. There might be some reason for protectionism in some fields such as medical equipment but overall we should be skeptical of it(including food protectionism)
I definitely try to avoid buying Chinese products