I've stopped buying Chinese-made products for the last 5 months and I can't tell you how happy I've been and how much money I'll be saving.
A lot of Chinese goods are cheap upfront but you'll always end up paying more in the long run as you replace them more frequently. The frustration that comes with using crappy tools and items suck too. Using American / Canadian / Allied products simply is more enjoyable.
Stop buying Chinese. Hit them where it hurts!
Peaches & Creme cotton yarn used to be made in the USA. I knew it had been sold to a Canadian company (can't recall name at the mo). I ordered a skein from Walmart. When I received it, the label said "Made in China", and the yarn is totally different from the old P&C I still have that was made here. And I can't find a tea ball (to put loose tea in a cup) anywhere that's not made in China. I try, but it's very hard to buy stuff not made in China.
Or you could put tea leaves in a pot, like what people have been doing for hundreds of years. :P