Problem with removing Magic Mouse battery cover (Its Stuck)

Well i just got a new Magic mouse for 1st time, cause i needed a mouse that doesn't have a usb lead which gets caught on edges or wrapped around other cables all the time for my Macbook Pro.
The problem with this mouse is tho, rest of it is great, but the battery cover latch, won't release the actual cover off, as i was checking what kind of batteries it had. Which from what i've seen on the forums here is completely opposite to the problem that everyone else has here of it NOT staying on, or being to loose.
Mine however is seemingly too TIGHT, or stuck on itself, and therefore won't come free.
Being that its a brand new mouse (Got it only just today in post 15 Jan 2013), i may not be pulling the latch right or it is actually stuck.
So i was womdering if anyone else had this problem, and has a solution? Cause even tho i won't be worried about the battery failing straight away. I will need to replace it at some point with new ones.
Pls help, thx.

First turn the mouse off, using the tiny slide button below the green light.
Then sharply flick the small rectangular black button at the bottom of the plate downwards with your finger nail. The plate should loosen and pop off.
To replace. Line up the black button in its rectangular hole and press the plate at point of the circular hole where the sensor shows.
Turn on the mouse, check the green light is steady, then click the mouse twice to activate it.

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