Google Pixel Stand Fast Wireless Charger

I have a Pixel 5 and got excited about the wireless charging so figured I would stay in the Google family and get a charger that is designed to work with Google stuff. Unfortunately it is too weak to power through the phone case, and figuring that means I have to take the case off each night I did that and it still wouldn't charge, or if it did, it would be trickle charging. I tried it with other power blocks thinking maybe the Google one was bad, and it won't even power on with other USB-C 18W AC adapter blocks unless it is the Google one. I tried the cable that came with my previous Pixel thinking maybe the cable was bad but still only works with the Google power block. Since it is so darned finicky and since it seems to be designed to keep your phone at JUST the right angle that any bump to the table will send it sliding off the slight rubber bump at the bottom and since I can't use it with any case, it is totally useless to me now. It is just another product I fell for because of brand loyalty. Extremely disappointed in the proprietary nature of the product as well as the lack of apparent quality. It seems they spent more money making the fancy box it came in then making the actual product. I have given up on wireless charging and will now be going back to old fashioned plug in the cable technology because: 1.) It works EVERY time 2.) It charges fast 3.) I can use any decent cable 4.)I can charge without having to remove the phone from its protective case It isn't all bad though; I now use it as a door stop to keep the door knob in my bedroom from marking the wall when I swing the door open too wide.