Help!!! in need of advice power supply is dead

Hey everyone i need some advice, i live in the uk and i have a 2 year old mac book pro and the power supply cable has heated so much that it has melted and stop working, what should i do?? should i just buy a new one or complain to apple and try to and get a replacement ??

This has happened to me before.
Just take the power supply and your laptop to your apple store (make an appointment at the genius bar) and they'll swap it out free of charge as long as ur still under warranty (or apple care)

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