Macbook cracking

hello everybody...
i read a month or two ago about the macbook and it's problem with the cracking of the outside case, as well as the keyboard 'lifting' to make gaps between the top surface of the keyboard to the more 'whiter' chunk of the bottom.. (if u guys understand)
i thought that was a problem that people either inititally HAD or DIDNT, and i checked mine when i read the posts and saw that my macbook was fine and that id never have that problem...
recently, however, i realised that my macbook is changing and these problems are arising! firstly, the back of my lid in the corner has these cracks on both corners (so not the top corners when the macbook is open, but the bottom corners that are close to the table)... they have these 'hairline' cracks that seem to be UNDER the plastic... or at least i cant seem to feel it with my fingernails or finger..
also i realised that the area where my right hand rests to type, there is a slight gap occuring between the white and grey keyboard area (near the corner and the screws) which wasnt there before...
not only am i wondering who else has these problems... btu im wondering if anybody has had any success in talking to the applestore about this?... im going to take my macbok in, to show them these problems, as well as a SLIGHT discolouration issue (which im nots ure they will recognise yet) but i was wondering if anybody else has had any success...
im kind of 'scared' to take it into the store, because i feel like they won't really accept this as a problem..
2) also, do the people who have had these problems also had discolouration issues?
3) and how would they fix the hairline cracks on my case (its not on the grey part, but the actual white outer case).. does tha fix if they fix the discolouration issue?
(im thikning that maybe the discolouring covers have these issues maybe?)
thanks guys..!!

My case (which has already been replaced for discoloration) shows a new separation under my left hand between the white and grey. It is a common enough occurrence that I suspect Apple will take care of it for you, but I don't know that for sure. If you have discoloration, the grey part is the part that will be replaced anyway. Unfortunately, where your cracks are is not part of the case that is replaced for discoloration.
Mine isn't bad enough yet to take it in, and anyway it's a cosmetic issue that I'm not so certain Apple will address.... let us know what they say if you take it in.

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