Another broken usb cable!

I have an iphone 5 and for about the 4th or 5th time i have a usb cable that is no longer working. They are pretty expensive considering what they actually are. Any recommendations for a cheaper option that actually works and wont affect my phone?

You must be very careless with your cables.  I have multiple iDevices and have never had a cable issue.  Of course, I don't yank on the cords or kink them.
BTW, the cables have the same warranty as the iDevice with which it came.  Is there a reason you didn't bring the broken cable back to Apple?  If a manufacturing defect was detected (and not user abuse, which I suspect is the case here), your cable would be replaced under warranty.

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