System went back to 10.6.8 from Lion after hard drive replacement

I just got my iMac back from the Apple Store where they replaced the hard drive (on recall). I backed up the contents of my computer on a 2 TB LaCie external drive using "Time Machine". I brought home the iMac, attached the external drive, and started copying the backup onto my new hard drive. When it finished, I did a shut down and restart. My password wouldn't work. I contacted Apple and they helped me replace my password. But now none of the applications that I purchased for the Lion system will work...not iPhoto, Apperture, iTunes, Safari,etc. Then I realized that my OSX had reverted back to 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) and not Lion. I don't know what to do. I can't access Safari nor the App Store. I'm using FireFox right now, and I can access the App Store, but it won't let the App Store interact with my computer. I was just going to order Lion or even Mountain Lion and install...but I can't access them. Since Lion was only released as a download, there isn't a disk/DVD to go back to that would allow me to reinstall.
Does anyone have a solution? The Time Machine backup was done the night before I took in my computer, so there wasn't any "old" information on that external hard drive at all. The tech at Apple asked me what system I currently had on my computer when I left it, and I told him Lion.
I basically can't use my computer for things that I need until I get this problem resolved. Like some others who have posted on service problems, the 27 inch-iMac is pretty heavy and awkward to carry across a large parking lot, and through the 2-story mall to the Apple store. We did it yesterday, but I hope I can solve this problem without taking it back to the store. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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