Imac Basestand scratched in shipping need advice?

hi guys. last week i got my new imac i5 3.1ghz 27" in the mail.. i ordered the 2gb video card one so i had to get it from the website. I just recently noticed the base stand has 2 very minor dents in it along with another minr dent on the top along the glass. The mark on the top near the glass is very little and im assuming it was caused while installing the new video card when i ordered it. Im not very concerned about that as its very very minor and not seeable while operating the computer.
The marks or dents on the base stand are noticeable and very annoying. I called apple care and they said they could order a new base stand and have the apple store that is near me install it for free. i was told they would need to remove the glass and install it from the inside on the new imacs. After reading online many people are experienceing issues where they bring there new imacs in for service to get them returned in worse condition. Common examples are dust on the inside of screen, fingerprints on inside of screen, more marks and scratches then previous, etc...
My question is simple. Should i just live with the minor marks on the base stand and top of monitor? Should I allow apple to attempt to repair the basestand? Should i just try to return the unit all together through apples website and get a new one? Im aware alot of these machines suffer from screen bleeding in the corners and mine doesnt have it that bad. I dont want to get one in worse condition or go through all of this for nothing. What should i do? Thanks

Thanks for your comment man! I do have the original box that it came in but i do not have the original shipping box that housed the apple box. I will have to find one i suppose. Its hard to notice these things right away and sadly i only noticed them as i started using it more frequently. The screen bleed was something i noticed immediatly but I know alot of apple products suffer from this. I will contact apple and schedule a return on this. The screen bleed i can live with i guess but the marks i can not. i dont want to take it in to the apple store when its a week old for something i shouldnt have to deal with to begin with just to get it back with other issues.

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