Broken piece chipped off of MacBook!

Hi,
I've had my MacBook for about 3 months now and it's the 3rd Mac I've owned. I've never really had a problem like this before so I'm just not sure what to do. I was simply typing an e-mail and apiece of the plastic (I assume that's plastic...) broke off on the very edge of my MacBook. It's just an edge piece about an inch and a half long where the top plastic piece meets the side and the edge of the computer. It's quite hideously noticeable. I'm not sure how I go about getting this fixed and I honestly have no clue how it happened or what caused it to happen. The nearest Apple store is quite a long way away (I'm willing to drive there in a week or so.) but is that where I would take it for a problem like this? And will I have to pay for this even though I have no clue why on earth it happened? It's a decent sized chip out of the front edge of my MacBook!
Sorry if I'm clueless... I just don't even know what you do with a problem like this and I'm somewhat worried it's going to cost a lot to repair... Any advice of any kind?
Thanks.

Polo - this problem has been mentioned several times on this forum. If you search "chipped or broken cases", you should find some threads. I was waiting for Leopard to be released to buy my MacBook, but when I read about this issue, I decided not to plunk down my hard earned cash. I've read that if the MB is under warranty or extended Apple care, they will replace the broken case. Good luck with that.

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