> The better analogy in this case would be to an AmazonBasics USB cable

What's the story here? I purchased on (that failed quickly) and then another - which also failed - and gave up on those. I've actually never found a USB cable (that I often use as a charge) that I liked, but I've never set out on a quest to do so...

Is the AmazonBasics USB cable a well-known lemon?