Feature Request - Replace MacBook Pro Feet

So the feet on my MacBook Pro fell off after normal use. (Turns out that this is a problem many MacBook users are having.) Took my MacBook Pro to the Genious Bar and was told that the feet could not be replaced because they were part of the unibody constuct -- and that I would need to replace the whole body to repair the feet. (They are obviously NOT part of the unibody construct - if they were, they would not fall off. But I digress...) Just recently my MacBook Pro slipped off a table and is now jacked because Apple wouldn't provide replacement feet for their design oversight.
This Apple fan is not a happy camper. This is very unApple like. Please fix.

You were misinformed by the Apple genius. Please read this support article:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5236
Perhaps you might go back to the store and advise him/her to read this as well.
Ciao.

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Hi,
Sorry to pry, but the feet from my Macbook Pro have slowly been disappearing so I went to the closest Apple Store to me (about an hours drive) to have it repaired after many phone to calls to local Apple Certified resellers who couldn't help me.
When I got there, I asked about my computer completely underperforming and the 'Genius' spoke to me like a 10 year old.
Then, when I gave up on finding a solution asked about the two missing feet and if he was able to repair them for me. He then continued to tell me that it is not something that usually happens, and because of this, would not be covered under my AppleCare that I purchased with my computer, that is still valid for another 2 years!
He made out that I had purposely broken them off and charged me £25 for a replacement (later turned out to be £30 with VAT, which he failed to mention).
I stupidly accepted to get it over with and so I could get out of there.
I just wanted to know if anyone else agree's with the Genius or have had similar experiences? I think its absolutely ridiculous that I have paid to be covered, but seem to be covered for nothing,
My AppleCare contract says I am covered for water damage - maybe it would have been easier and cheaper to just drop it in the sink?

I just did all 4 feet on my 2009 macbook pro for $12.95
Buy this kit from ebay...http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-4-Pack-Apple-MacBook-Pro-Feet-OEM-13-15-17-Foot-Repl acement-foot-Kit-/110982246250?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19d70eaf6a
You will also need a tiny cross head screwdriver and some superglue.
Take the bottom panel off with the screwdriver (note where the 3 long screws go along the hinge line), stick the big part of the feet on the underside of the unibody then superglue the little caps on the top side of the feet with a drop of superglue (this is why you have to remove the panel). Then there are 3 sticky covers that go over those caps (don't need one on the corner where the battery sits). All together a 10 min job and as far as I can see these are identical to my other macbook pro feet.
If you get the 4 part kit rather than the 8 part kit you just stick them on the bottom of your laptop... and they come off 2 days later.
Easy, don't be scared to try it.

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You can't very easily just pick out the things you want to restore from TimeMachine with, it doesn't give that fine detail of control, and if it's really messed up, it might not restore anything at all.
The golden rule of backups is to maintain two separate and easily accessible hardware copies of your data off the machine at all times.
Since you don't know for sure if the TimeMachine restore is going to work as intended, and your only other source is going to disappear, I'd advise a additional backup of your Music, Documents, Pictures and Movie folders etc., to another regular external drive via regular drag and drop copy methods.
The operating system and programs can all be reinstalled from fresh sources on the new machine, provided you have the AppleID and password, license codes for your programs, email passwords and any other necessary information to re-establish the license on the new machine.
(In some cases licensed software HAS NOT transferred to a new machine with a TimeMachine restore and had to be reinstalled)
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