Black MacBook peeling?

I heard various problems with the white and not as much problems with the black macbook. I heard cleaning the black is annoying. WELL, i heard from my friend who works at a apple store that the BLACK MACBOOK Peels. Is this true?
Okay, I made this post to get details but more importantly is to see if anyone can post a picture of this peeling.

Hi :o)
I bought the black Macbook barely 2-3 weeks ago. And have just noticed the first peeling this morning. It is on the black part that is located around the screen. This is on the inside part, not the outside. No damage caused by me or a fall or anything falling onto it either. Where the peeling has occurred, instead of mat, it is now a really very shiny black color.
On closer inspection, two other small areas look like they will start pretty soon too...
Nothing major yet, but I can only imagine what it will look like given some time.
Called the store this morning and they asked that I bring it in so they can see it and figure out what to do. They do not seem to be aware of this problem.
Not sure what they can do, but cannot leave the Mac with them as I really need it. Changing the entire screen section would to the trick though.
I am not too concerned by this, since it is only cosmetics and I am really happy with my Macbook. My only concern is the peeling spreading with time.
MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.8)

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Welcome to Apple Discussions Rose.
I think you are in the right place.
I imagine that what is happening has happened to others. If you have the Applecare extended warranty it's possible that you could claim this under that program. Perhaps Apple might counter that it's fair wear & tear though that shouldn't be the case within the 3 yr extended warranty period.
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