Poor quality control - Trijicon MRO 1x25mm 2 MOA Adjustable Green Dot Sight

I was hesitant to buy this because of the reviews saying the dot in not really a dot and the front element is cross threaded and attached at a slant. I thought meh, they just got bad samples. Mine came and sure enough, same problems. The front element is not straight, and not in a small way but in a big way. The "dot" is more like a diagonal line. You can see it grow and change especially with a 3x magnifier attached. Hardly confident for a precise zero.

I hate returning things and I got a good deal when the price dropped one day here on OP, so I'm going to try sending it in for warranty service to Trijicon. Either way I'd have to wrap it up in a box and ship it, so it might as well be to the numbnuts at Trijicon.