My Blackbook's handrests are starting to crack... MB out of warranty

After over 2 years of babying my Blackbook, the handrest has finally started to crack where the magnet meets the topcase. On a side note, I've never had anything replaced, so I didn't bother buying Applecare, but instead bought Circuit City's warranty, which expired October 2008.
Now I notice this happening. An Apple store opened where I live a couple months ago, so I booked an appointment. Anyone know if Apple will help me out and replace the topcase?

Agreed w/ all other posters...politeness (and patience) is key.
I was in an Apple Store several weeks ago getting my AC adapter exchanged (burn marks on plug) and while I was waiting at the GB, a young lady next to me had a chipped white macbook.
The Genius that helped me was very helpful, but the guy who helped the lady out surprised me; he took one look at it, told her to come back in an hour and he'd put a new case on--no questions, just seemed to want to fix her problem. I didn't notice if he did or didn't check her warranty first, but the girl seemed very happy when she left.
If it puts your mind at ease....my wife's white Macbook (2.16) has been fine for the last 1.5yrs--no chips or cracks; my blackbook is 1yr old this March and has had no signs of chipping/cracking.

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