Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Well after seeing how higly rated these cables were I decided to go ahead and get one for each of my kids since we are always misplacing/fighting over cables. Went ahead and bought 5 at once. Big mistake. Dont believe the hype, after just two weeks of minimal use, and I do mean minimal, 3 of the 5 I ordered have stopped working completely. No signs if wear and tear, no burnouts, just stopped working. This is with me instructing the kids to leave the cables plugged in, dont transport them around the house, etc. Basically just plug into an out of phone. It seems the most cost effective way of replacing these cables with kids is to buy the cheapest one you can find, pray it lasts a month and rinse and repeat. Dont do what I did and expect some miracle product here based on the reviews. Just the same trash, but more expensive! EDIT March 8 2017 - I have updated my original review due mostly to the excellent customer service provided by Anker with this issue. They contacted me and shipped me out 3 new cables to replace the ones that were broken. The new cables shipped out have worked flawlessly and lead me to believe I got very unlucky with my original order. The 2 that were not broken are also still working well. They also informed me there is an 18 month warranty, so while these are more expensive the no nonsense warranty and responsive and helpful customer service have changed my stance on this product.