My macbook pro is "not charging"!!  What's the deal?!

Hey all,
So yeah, as I mentioned above, my computer is reading "not charging" and as soon as I unplug my adapter the computer just shuts down. 
I took it in to a Mac store and they did a basic diagnostic to reveal that the battery is fine and the power adapter is also fine.  Anyone know what this is or how to fix it? 
thanks for you help!
Bram

Firstly I just want to thank you for your time,.... Eww.  Seriously, I appreciate it!
So I tried booting it in Safe Mode:  turned computer off, turned it back on, pressed Shift after that start-up tone, released the shift button when the screen was grey with the apple logo and the loading "gear" thing turning.  I'm not sure if it's in Safe mode now, but everything's the same.  Did I do this right?

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