iPhone Bendgate issue, huge repair bill

Purchased a iPhone 6 from Vodacom after hearing about bending issues of the iPhone 6 assuming it wouldn't happen to me. After a few weeks I noticed the phone had bent by being in my pocket, this never happened to my Samsung Galaxy S2 or S4. The phone is otherwise in pristine condition and was very well looked after. After speaking to someone from the social media team they told me my phone was being sent to a 3rd party for repairs only to be handed a huge quote 2 days later. If you google iPhone 6 bendgate issue you would see this is a manufacturer defect. <br> <br> Just a heads up. I would consider getting your iPhone from somewhere else if this is how they treat customers paying them a large amount of money every month.<br> <br> The same issue has already been reported on Hello Peter where another customer also had problems with Vodacom due to the Bendgate issue.<br> <br> http://hellopeter.com/vodacom/complaints/bend-iphone-no-replacement-r5000-repair-fee-***