Power Cord Question

Just had my power cord replaced under warranty (with 2 days to spare!). Basically the cord was to the point that it would rotate 180 degrees by the time that I took it in. It took forever to charge and you would have to plug it in *just so* to get it finally start to charge.
The location of the cord is problematic- I would sometimes turn the cord so it strung upward (across the back of the laptop) so it wouldn't cover the USB ports when I'm using them.
So my question is, can the cord be plugged in facing either way, or is it possible that this is the reason the cord broke originally?

So to clarify, they are meant to run around the back (ie strung behind the laptop around the side with the pretty lighted apple when the laptop is open?
It just got me thinking what direction these cords were made to run so I can put as little stress on the thing as I can.

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