$300 wasn’t including labor (bought from Home Depot and installed separately)

My parents have a perfect faucet with a nice bearing in it to nicely redirect with little effort. Installed in 2019 that has no name brand anywhere and don’t know where it came from. (Parents don’t know either and the contractor unfortunately passed who redid their kitchen)

Not looking for the exact faucet, just something people recommend.

I recently purchased a new bathroom faucet from Moen as I'm doing a bathroom reno. This was new in the box, and so far I've had to make 3 warranty claims on it! First the plastic housing for the drain was cracked, then I found that the hot side handle cartridge was missing the nut to lock it into place, and now that I have it all installed, the hot side cartridge has a moderate drip when it's turned fully into the off position.

I've never bought Moen before, I usually just buy the Delta or Glacier Bay stuff, which usually works fine. Is this just to be expected, or did I get a super-dud?

Four years ago I hastily replaced our kitchen faucet when it developed a massive leak going with Moen Essie Touchless (https://shop.moen.com/products/87014ewc?).

I hated it from the get go. It felt cheap out of the box (the sprayer head is plastic); the touchless feature is sometimes unresponsive and sometimes has phantom triggers; the handle does not mechanically open a valve, instead it signals the same action as the touchless sensor resulting in a half second delay before water comes out.

Good news, the centering ring holding the faucet in place has cracked and I now feel justified to replace it! Looking for input, please.

I’m looking at two faucets on Home Depot. One is a Moen for $149 and the other is a Glacier bay for $89. They look almost identical, but which would perform better and last longer? Longevity is important to me. Would the Moen last longer? Both have about the same reviews at around 4.7 stars. Thanks!