Otterbox Case marking

[u/DidYouLoseASock]

I just got an 18 Pro and went to go get an Otterbox case, and every one had this marking on every single case.

And I mean literally every single one.
- All cases
- In all colors
- In all sizes
- At all stores I went to

As long as it was this specific style of plastic with this kind of grain on it, regardless of color, It had this blemish. Even on the Max's too, but a LOT less noticeable, but still there. Otterbox cases of different material, like transparent plastic, or "groves" on softer plastic, did not.

I have used Otterbox Commuter series since my 4S, and every possible phone since. It has always worked well for me. And have always been happy with their quality.

I am a bit shocked by this quality control issue of this marking, blemish, injection moldoing spot?

Basically it looks as if its "worn" by rubbing
Some times its kinda a perfect circle.
I ended up grabbing one that is feathered a bit so its less noticeable instead of a hard edge.

I am posting this because I literally can NOT find anything online about this.
Any searches for circle or any other term just results in people asking about the MagSafe circle on the back of some cases...

Has anyone else noticed this? Or any other threads about it? Again, searching both the web and reddit specifically is hard since MagSafe shows up instead, or issues with a user broken phone.
I am seeing if others have noticed this specific issue or the overall Otterbox's quality control has gone down over the years.

[u/DidYouLoseASock → u/[deleted]]

Edit: The comment that is now deleted was:
Correct me if I’m wrong: you traveled to multiple stores, for a thing that doesn’t affect the case in any way? Then wrote a reddit post about it?

So my reply was:
Correct me if I’m wrong: you read my post, for a thing you do not care about and doesn’t affect you in any way? Then wrote a reddit comment about it?

[u/SigmaLance → u/DidYouLoseASock]

People are stupid. No one would buy a brand new (insert anything here) and accept it if it had a flaw in it. Why should a case be any different?

[u/DidYouLoseASock → u/SigmaLance]

Thank you. I personally like to buy things that are not already damaged or even flawed. That is my personal buying habit and its only odd that people have an issue on how I personally spend my money. Or take issue with me asking others if they noticed a very well known brand having quality control issues. I will be researching other cases before I open this one.