Don't mean to panic you, but mine took over a month to get right. Finally got it back today...although it's still not perfect.
I took it back in to have to cleaned (finger prints on the inside of the glass) and during the process they manage to scratch the LCD screen, chip the glass and damage the bezel.
The iMac was taken back in for service where they replaced everything and cleaned it up. I went to pick it up, and the second they turned it on, spotter 8 dead pixels over the new LCD.
The iMac was taken back in for service and they replaced the LCD. I went to pick it up, and the second they turned it on, spotted 4 dead pixels on the new LCD.
The iMac was taken back in for service and they replaced the LCD. I went to pick it up and, they second they turned it on, spotted 2 dead pixels on the LCD. At this point (today) it was more than a month since I'd had my iMac and was committed to getting it back today. Apple offered to fix it during the course of the afternoon so this evening when I went to pick it back up was shocked to find that it still had dead pixels, minor damage to the glass in one corner and an abundance of fluff under the screen. After speaking with a manager that flat out told me he couldn't see any of these problems they took the iMac away for cleaning whilst I waited. The iMac was brought out once again, the abundance of fluff was still ever present, the dead pixels were still dead, but mysteriously the damaged glass that apparently wasn't damaged had been replaced.
The iMac was taken away for cleaning and when returned to me it was somewhat cleaner, but still had two dead pixels, and I was told that this was the last time they would do this. I'll now have to take this up with someone else.
You might want to rephrase your sentence. I hope it doesn't go terribly wrong.
Your story sounds similar to mine. I took mine in and got it back with a big gouge in the aluminium, the glass was chipped, not centred correctly and a flickering screen for good measure.
The machine was flawless and worked great for 3 years until i took it in under the recall. Unfortunately the Apple Store staff in the Uk are useless compared to the US. They claim that they don't know how to fix the screen and they don't know how long it could take to fix it. Sadly, there is no way to speak to anyone of authority at apple.