We have more tools than ever with stuff like reviewmeta and camelcamelcamel. Somehow there is also a community of enthusiasts for even the most mundane products, usually on reddit since those folks are weird.
Yeah, if you trust Amazon to filter out the aliexpress drop shipment trash for you, you’re probably going to have a bad time. There is more information out there now than ever before if you’re willing to use it.
Even here we have that surprisingly useful thread about worthwhile products. I bought some Oxo scrubber that was recommended. kayT was right about it being legit.