I bought a MacBook Pro with the matte screen... received a glossy one

I went to the Apple store this evening in Houston and was treated rudely, with the manager somewhat forcing me to hurry up and pay for the computer. They were going to install more RAM for me but then they did not have time (I was in the store 30 minutes before it closed).
I bring the computer home and open it and find that it is a glossy screen. Are they going to give me problems tomorrow when I take it back because it is open?
I am a little disappointed with the whole situation.

Hello Darren,
If i didn't know better I'd say you were stalking my posts
If you get a minute, take a look inside your MBP to see what chip it came with, you don't have to match brands but personally I think it's a good idea to do it if it's convenient.
Apple ship MBPs with Micron (Crucial), Hynix, Nanya and Samsung ram. The correct Samsung 1gb chip is M470T2953Cz3-ce6. It's $179 at www.macsales.com, and lots of other vendors sell it also - ebay is a good place to look. www.datamem.com were selling them recently for around $130 but it's a good idea to call them and make sure they can supply that exact Samsung chip when you place an order. It comes with a lifetime advance replacement warranty.
For Crucial (Micron) ram, Newegg were selling them for around $140 recently, but stocks may vary. Right now they have them.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145048
I don't have a current source off the top of my head for Hynix or Nanya, but they're not hard to find.
Best of luck.

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