Need to be plugged in or push on battery to get Macbook Pro to turn on

I wonder if I am the only one with this program. I had my original battery swell and they replaced the battery at the Apple Store last year. Since then, when I try to just turn it on without being plugged in it won't turn on everytime.
Sometimes I have to push on the battery and hold the power button at the same time to get it to power on or I just have to plug it in and it starts right up. Funny thing is after I get it on, I can unplug it and it runs just fine.
Does anybody else have that problem?

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Thats sounds like a bad connection, have you tried cleaning the connections with a cotton bud and bit of isopropyl alcohol ?
If that doesn't fix it and it's repeatable take it to an AppleStore and get a genius to take a look at it for you.

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