I was the one who was told to wait for a software/firmware fix. It had been a week.
I called Apple Store in Lexington today for any updates. They said there weren't any updates from Apple, but they could swap my mac. Unlike everyone else I preferred them replacing just my screen. I wouldn't have to setup all the apps and countless software again. I have a custom built. So they can't swap it in-store. I'd have to wait 5 days for the new custom built to get here. Just replacing the screen would have been easier.
But from what they said, it seems I would definitely get another LG if I replaced the screen. I had a better chance replacing the entire machine.
I'm in Kentucky now and I'll be going back to Louisiana on 3rd Sep. There isn't a Apple Store in Louisiana near my college. So they worked out a solution. I really appreciate the store manager doing this for me. They took in my mac at the store in Lexington. They gave me a gift card worth exactly what I'd paid for the mac. And I placed an order online for a new MBPr with the exact configs from the store and put my Louisiana address in for shipping. That way I get my mac on 4th September in college.
The Good: They didn't take back the VGA, Ethernet adapters that I had got with my mac. Although they gave me back the money for it, they let me keep them. I think I also get another free $100 gift card for the app-store (not sure though). Kudos to the manager for taking the mac in in-store, giving me a gift card and letting me order online. Hopefully I'll have the mac in before my classes start.
The Bad: The first genius to meet me was not initially informed of the swap although I had talked to the manager about it over phone just a few hours ago. He actually questioned me -- 'who told you that we'd swap it?' The second genius who handed me the gift cards-- looked like it was his first day on the job. And after handing me the gift card, he never helped me make the new purchase online.
The Ugly: All the while I was there the first genius kept telling me it was a software issue. He told me it was a problem with 'all' retinas and it was a 'graphics card issue'. He said Apple is still working on a software fix. He told me that swapping will not correct the issue. I told him that as far as I know, some of them are alright (Samsung Screens) and I was willing to take a gamble and swap it once.
Hopefully I'll get a Samsung on Tuesday/Wednesday. Hate to go through all that setup again. I do use a lot of software.