Excessive light leakage from gap below some keys on MBP

Hi all, I got a top of the line 15" MBP a little while ago and recently noticed excessive light leakage from the little gap below some of the keys.  It's really only noticable below the W and E keys when sitting or viewing from a certain angle.  It can be quite annoying at times.  I spoke to a couple of Apple support reps who said that it's common to some extent on most MBP's.  I also took it in to my local Apple store, and they said it's "within spec". I was kind of hoping for a better answer after spending almost $2500 on the thing, but whatever.  I came across several posts on various Apple forums with people posting about similar issues going back as far as 4-5 years, so obviously Apple hasn't done a great job addressing the issue. 
I also noticed a little pinhole size blue light below my J key, which someone pointed out was probably just a logic board light.  Are these things common on MBP's?  I figure I can get a more honest opinion on here than from Apple support or "geniuses".  Any help would be great, thanks!

Hi d,
The "light leakage" is not unusual - it's been on every MBP I've seen (if you look at it from the "right" angle). I'm sure there are better and worse keyboards due to manufacturing.

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