Review on iPhone Charger 1ft 5 Pack - MFi Certified Right Angle Short Lightning Cable - Nylon Braided 90 Degree iPhone Charging Cable - Compatible with iPhone 12 11 Pro X XS XR 8 Plus 7 6 5 (Black Grey, 1 Feet) by Ted Higdem

My mistake - I didn't even think to check if the "rectangular" side of the USB is oriented in the right direction. A minor inconvenience, say, on the side of my monitor where I was hoping the plug would be nice and tidy, and the monitor goes down to the table where my iPhone is charged (instead it goes upstairs and has to loop, to come back down). But in the multi-outlet charger we bought it for, the orientation of the USB socket and the proximity of the sockets to the table means these plugs are unusable: they just won't plug in, as there's no room for a cable . While it's not really the cable's fault, the fact that the orientation is fixed (and flipping my monitor upside down, swapping outlets, and getting a new multi-port charger isn't really in the cards) means that these cables may or may not be useful. Not so much for me. Be careful idiot I think!