Are long lasting 8 pin charge cables dead?

I never had problems with the old style chargers other than they lasted sooooo long the wire would break at the 60 pin. Good prob to have.
On to 8 pins: all 3 footers have always been way too short so I was forced to buy 3rd party 10 footers 8 pin cables at Amazon. The length is so freeing, but they either stop charging or you get alerts that the device isn't designed for your device sometimes in weeks.
Apple finally started making 6 footers. Yea I thought. A bit pricey at $30 but I'm in if they work. Reading the reviews in the Apple Store I see too high a quantity of buyers complaining their Apple brand 6' charger cable stopped working at about the same rate as the cheap Amazon ones. What to do now?!
Does anyone have a recommendation on how to get a longer long lasting charge cable? Perhaps the Apple 3 footer that came with my iPad plus an Apple USB extension cord?

I've done that for years too and was hoping to get something a bit more streamlined, but in trying I've run into bad off shore products that don't last, or Apple 6' ones that are just too costly compared to a $5 white extension cord that I can plug my OEM charger wart and 3' OEM cable into and get the distance I need.
I'm starting to think that if Apple is getting negative feedback about their 6' cables just as are the off shore companies at Amazon for their 6 and 10 footers, that perhaps there is an issue with cables over 3 feet which would explain why Apple has never given us longer than 3' after all these years when obviously 3' is too short and too many loyal Apple fans have complained over and over year in and year out.
So ... logically, it makes more sense to bring the power to you and plug into it instead of using a longer cable to the power outlet.
I give. I'm going with the wiser solution that you reminded me of until such time as Apple or a decent off shore cable company makes a reliable longer cable which as of this writing doesn't exist ANYWHERE.
Thanks, Demo.

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