My brand new IMAC is broke - I have to vent

So I waited very patiently for three weeks to get the new I7. It arrived in the Fedex packaging on Friday. I brought the entire unopened box to my local Apple store on Saturday for them to transfer the data from my PC (I have one to one). I get a call from Apple first thing Sunday morning saying then when they opened the box to get the IMac the screen was cracked.
Long story short, the IMac will now be back on its way to China this afternoon.
Problem is, I the replacement is now in the backlog and not showing a ship date until Dec. 1. What a tease, I won't get the computer and data transfer back fro almost three weeks. (I did get expedited shipping on the replacement).

Sherman Campbell wrote:
They put so much packaging to protect them. Some thing major had to happen to cause the glass to break.
I dont agree, I got a 21.5" c2d iMac, there was polystyrene at the four corners but the actual screen was protected only by fresh air and the box itself. I thought the packaging was woefully insufficient, as is being proved by the number of people reporting cracked screens. I returned the 21.5" to swap for a 27" (my screen was fine) and was so worried about the screen in the insufficient packaging that I thought about putting in some additional protection, but thought that might void my return. I was then worried that it could get damaged in transit back to Apple that I daren't order my 27" until I had the funds for the 21.5" returned into my account.

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