Rarely do people mess up plugging in that end of the USB, it's the other rectangular end of the USB that people typically mess up, which this cable still has.

Rarely do people mess up plugging in that end of the USB, it's the other rectangular end of the USB that people typically mess up, which this cable still has. Bent pins are only ever the result of blunt trauma, like if you rolled over your cable with your desk chair. I see no evidence that this cable can withstand more brute force than a USB cable. Also, I don't know what country you're from, but I've never seen anyone get frustrated by "getting their cable sideways".