Can't remove battery on Macbook Black

Hey.
Today I decided it was time to clean my MacBook Black [refurbished], so I powered it down and went to take out the battery. I used a coin to unlock the battery, which didn't seem to pop up. For the life of me, I can't prise the battery out. I don't want to force the thing out, as it's my only battery and I need the laptop for school work.
So yeah, help would be appreciated. The only thing I can think of which may have caused the problem is the fact that the battery was originally very loose, and I asked a guy at my school [who's noramlly very trustworthy and good with Macs] to secure it inside the battery holder and then lock it.

hi there and welcome to apple discussions!
i'd take it back to your tech at school and ask him. i know your probably on vacation, but sometimes staff is there in the summer (at least thats the case in my town )
if you can't get to the tech, take it to an Apple store. if the tech at your school is a Authorized Service Provider, they can take out the battery under warranty. if the person wasn't an ASP, then your warranty is void and you'll have to pay for the labor and parts.
i've always cleaned my MacBook without taking out the battery, and its been fine. what kind of cleaning would you do on a black MacBook anyway?
hope that helps!
-MacDarling55

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