Source: Freedom Finance

The Trump administration attempted to promote the return of manufacturing through increased tariffs, strengthening domestic production, and returning funds to the United States. However, according to an experiment conducted by one American company, under the same quality but double the price, consumers made a surprising choice between "Made in America" and "Made in China."

According to reports from Newsweek and The Globe and Mail, Ramon van Meer, owner of the well-known American showerhead brand Afina, designed a business experiment on his own online store to verify whether American consumers are really willing to spend more money to support "Made in America."

Ramon van Meer created a new purchase page for Afina's filter showerheads, offering the option of "Made in America" at $239, with a note stating, "Due to new tariffs, we have collaborated with a small American manufacturer."

Then, Ramon van Meer ran advertisements on Facebook and Instagram to increase traffic to the Afina webpage, saying, "Same design, two choices. You can choose: Made in America or Made in China."

During the experiment, over 25,000 American consumers viewed the product page, with 3,560 people adding the "Made in China" product to their shopping carts, and ultimately 584 people completed the payment.

Although 24 American consumers had once added the American-made version to their "shopping cart," no one actually purchased it.

"The results were very cruel," Ramon van Meer posted on X, stating that no customers bought the American version, with an addition rate of less than 1%, while over 3,500 people purchased products made in China.

After the experiment ended, Ramon van Meer was very surprised. Initially, after learning that no one ordered the "Made in America" product, they suspected there might be an error in the data and repeatedly checked multiple times, finally confirming that the result remained consistent: no Americans were willing to pay extra for non-Chinese-made products.

Ramon van Meer shared the experimental results on social media X and said that even if they wanted to bring manufacturing back to America, facing high prices, American consumers were unwilling to buy products made in America.

Ramon van Meer said, "It's not their fault. Most people feel inflation everywhere: gasoline, groceries, mortgages, etc."

He said, "Supporting American manufacturing has become a luxury that most people cannot afford, even if they want to do so."

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