Soda spilled on my macbook: What should I do

I just got my macbook a few months ago. But like two weeks ago I was drinking a soda and someone knocked it onto my keyboard.
The keys are now sticky, I tried cleaning under them but it didn't work well. My problem is I don't know what else it affected. should I take it to bestbuy where I bought it or right to an apple store

Hi...
Well when my Macbook broke Apple replaced the Logic board or some other part.
That made it very difficult for me to access any of my backups or to even backup again!
I brought it back - the said they wouldn't do anything... I turned around with a red face full of rage saying to the guy.." if you expect me to go home with a computer you people stuffed up even more, think again... if you tell me to leave because you cant do anything... you'll be hearing from my lawyer... If i were you i'd fix this now...." i got a piece of paper wrote my details on there put the computer down and walked right out. 2 days later i got a phone call telling me, my computer was ready and that i was able to access my previous backup and backup on top of that backup.. if that makes any sense...
The main thing is - if you think it was OK before you brought it in for repair you tell them (quite firmly) that you want that computer back fixed... b rude if you have to because you can get some arrogant people at those centers!
Please don't think I'm arrogant or rude but if yo were me and if you had to bring in your Macbook in for repair 4 time before you'd have done something similar to what i did...
Now apple have replaced my macbook because i had tooooo many problems.. so i now have a macbook pro.. which is a computer i am very very happy with! =]

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