Glad it's not just me! I've become an RMA/store exchange expert these days. Tip: even if the store says they only make returns for 30 days you can always play dumb and bring something in later hoping to get that clerk that just doesn't care (saved me the hassle on a motherboard & 2 video cards once).
p.s. it is too fun.
It is fun until you awake at 2:47AM to the smell of fried PSU with your smoke detector going off and the lights in the house are out. yeah good times
