Screen Protector Replacement

[markinapub]

Has anybody else experienced the manufacturer fitted screen protector failing?

Mine has become worn/cracked along the fold and needs replacing. But apparently, talking to Samsung, this means I have to send the phone back to them as no official authorised resellers are near me. 

I'll be without the phone for ~7 days and Samsung won't tell me the cost of replacing the protector, although searches online seem to indicate ~$100.

All of this seems excessive for a screen protector. The screen itself is fine, the phone works perfectly, so before I go down this ridiculous route has anybody experienced dealing with this themselves?

[tinglish]

You can remove it yourself and Amazon have loads of screen protectors for the flip and fold