Plugging the cable in is the last thing you do with the cable, after buying/searching for/selecting between cables. Maybe you brought the cable with you on a trip or to the office or whatever.
If it takes you until the last step to realize you don't have a cable you can use, that's a huge spec UX failure.
Happenend to me. Bought cable, bought car power adapter for usb-c. Bought adapter to Plug USB-C into USB-A of the car adapter. Plugged everything together. Phone is not charging, for whatever reason.
If it takes you until the last step to realize you don't have a cable you can use, that's a huge spec UX failure.