I'm sorry but I don' understand the question. Isn't that what the cord is there for?

handy tip, by oiling the outlet ( or greasing) abundantly, the friction holding the plug in might be reduced substantially,

allowing the yank cord version

^^^^^^
That reminds me… in the plumbing section of Home Depot, they offer Silicone Grease. It comes in cylindrical gray plastic tubs, about 1-1/2” diameter, 3/4” high. It has the consistency of cool Vaseline, but it’s perfectly clear (and very inert).

I put a bit of it on the screw threads of incandescent lightbulbs, after which they unscrew smoothly and easily.

Plug pull only.

I hope you have a good assortment of smoke alarms (that haven't had the cords yanked out or the connections coated with inert grease).

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Originally posted by jhe888:
I like to crack that cord like a whip and jerk it out of the plug at the speed of sound.

This is what my wife does with her vacuum cleaner cord. At least it's given me a chance and reason to replace the builder's back stab outlets with good screw terminal outlets.

If I pulled by the cord I got smacked on the back of my head. So like Pavlov’s dog, I grab by the plug.

Always by the plug for me

Back in the day when cords were assembled by hand and insulated with woven fabric...

Yup, I still pull them out by the plug unless it involves me being a contortionist.

The plug.

I own a small equipment rental business, around 100 units for rent. In the early years I was replacing the original power cords (made in China, of course) at the rate of three or four / month.

I did some searching and located a manufacturer in Pennsylvania. Explained my problem to the owner of the business. He suggested that I try his "hospital grade" cords. A few emails back and forth to nail down the specs, including the staggered length pigtails with ring terminals to connect to the terminal block, and we were good to go.

I bought enough to convert the entire fleet, plus 20% extra for spares and replacements. That was more than ten years ago, I still have some spares remaining. Not cheap, but worth it. These are standing up well, to customer abuse.