Ipad mini retina - loose volume buttons

I recieved my ipad mini 2 (retina screen) yesterday evening (ordered from apple store)
Very happy with it, however there seems to be an issue with the volume buttonsm the up button feels really loose and rattles when you shake the ipad, the down button seems to be very stiff and doesnt make a sound. The up button seems very springy even with the loosest touch and rocks back and forth if you run your finger over the button, the down button seems solid and doesnt move,
is this just me being fussy or is there an actual problem, if i take it into a store will i get a replacement ?
thanks

Hey Tom:
In Mexico we don't have Apple Store's (they should bring at least 1 Genius Bar somewhere ) so I take it to an "authorized service" store by Apple and achieved nothing but wasted time (+ 1 week and was diagnosed as manufacturing defect but nothing "too serious" or affecting functionality . I have reported them with Apple). I fully understand that if this would have happened in USA things would have been very different and I find this unfair when my iPad is obviously wrong, the button moves and even make some noise. Is not my first Apple product or first iPad, I know there is something wrong.
According to UPS (two days ago) they received in Apple my package and since then I haven't heard a thing .
Today I'll leave the city for a trip and I was really expecting to have the iPad before the weekend but seems that its not going to be like that.
I have never had a problem with Apple (or my family in the past 12 years) and I am very disappointed with the support and attention but more importantly the resolution of my problem has been S-L-O-W and is still not resolved. Since I bought the iPad almost a month now has not been used nicely .
Anyway thanks for your answer, I'm expecting a call from Support but I'm sure I will not have my replacement today and will be another whole week without it.

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