@foone I once had a broken (like, physically) USB port on a Thinkpad, and the hotline argued with me, saying that any broken plastics must automatically be the customers fault. I still got them go replace it on my warranty plan, because wtf *that* should *not* break *there*.

I later ran an experimental series on a cheap USB hub and it turned out: yes, if you lever/tilt it just right, you can very easily break off the inner plastic tongue on a USB A port while unplugging a cable.