Button not holding

I just bought a black MacBook last week to replace my aging MBP, and it's been great so far for the most part. I've noticed one minor problem however, in that the button doesn't like being held down for some reason. It seems that from time to time when I'm dragging icons or trying to fine-tune window sizing the button just releases and clicks again, even though my thumb is remaining firmly on the center of the button.
The option key is acting the same way when I hold it down to close widgets on the dashboard; sometimes the close buttons simply appear, but much of the time they flicker, and clicking them just selects what's behind it or leaves the dashboard without closing the widget.
Are these things I can fix on my own, or should I see about taking it back in and having it looked at?

As far as I know, you should take it back to the store.

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