I've spent some time building small open source USB devices, I went through a "let's just use the PCB to make the USB plug" phase but frankly they're not wonder

I've spent some time building small open source USB devices, I went through a "let's just use the PCB to make the USB plug" phase but frankly they're not wonderfully reliable, I'm not a fan, and actual USB plugs are cheap and reliable (you do need to use one that has thru-hole lugs to be robust, not just surface mount which is an extra manufacturing step). I just finished building my first USB-C (for standard USB) board board, it's surprisingly easy, 2 extra resistors - pad tolerances are tight, but it's not hard