under my desk was a mess

I found a cheap effective solution

Bought a bunch of 6 foot cheap extesion light cords, and replacement
plugs.

cut the receptable end to about a foot and tossed the plug end with
unnecessary cord.

installed replacement plugs on the new short cords.

with the 2 sided receptables from light cords, each will hold 2 power
adapters, so one power strip will hold 12

government should require some changes, all that mess must cause a
occasional fire.