My charger keeps breaking

Hi all,
So I bought a Macbook pro retina display in 2013 with default of 16GB of ram, the problem is that I am about to buy my 4th charger (official from Apple) as randomly I keep hearing a large popping sound and it just stops working, I cant understand what I am doing wrong? I had a previous macbook pro and never had this issue, not once with the same usage pattern.
I charge my macbook pro to 100% and then about after 20 minutes to charge the mac properly I remove the charger, I have recently been turning off the power from the mains if that makes a difference, my usage is average with around 2-3 hours of use a day, some day I have it open from day to night and leaving it on the charger while out so the mac does not turn off.
Since the charger is less then half a year old, would apple swap it out, or am I looking at another £65 in the apple store?

What does keep breaking mean?
The wall charger and all components included in the iPhone's retail sales box are covered under the iPhone's standard one year warranty. If the keeps breaking is not due to abuse or accidental damage, you don't have to buy anything since the wall charger is covered under the iPhone's warranty.

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What does keep breaking mean?
The wall charger and all components included in the iPhone's retail sales box are covered under the iPhone's standard one year warranty. If the keeps breaking is not due to abuse or accidental damage, you don't have to buy anything since the wall charger is covered under the iPhone's warranty.

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You have posted that total misinformation several times
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You are really confused Peter Gillespie.
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The product I have mentioned protects the cable whilst still retaining its flexibility.
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Apple - is this a scheme to get more money out of us. Aren't you rich already???? Don't do this to the working and middle class and the poor! Shame on Apple!

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Scionli wrote:
i have spent soooooo much money on apples charging cables and have even looked into how can I avoid this from happening, but have now gone through 3 cables in the past year because they keep breaking right after the step down from the input into the phone part
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