Aperture Serial Number

I recently purchased a new Macbook Pro. I used the migration assistant and transferred all data from a Time Machine backup. Everything seems to be working just fine except for Aperture. It wants a serial number. I still have my old computer so I opened Aperture, found the serial number and input it. Aperture says that it needs the original serial number (Aperture 2), not the uprgrade (Aperture 3). This apparently is only found on the original Aperture 2 box. That box is in storage in another state. I spoke to an Aperture specialist at Apple Support. They said there was nothing that they could do, and that I would have to access that box in storage.

THIS IS ABSURD!!! I have all Apple products and programs. I have a cloud membership, everything is purchased and registered. Why would Apple make it so difficult for me to use a product that I've already paid for and registered.?! Of course they have my serial number on file somewhere, otherwise how could they validate that I was using the correct one? What's the point of purchasing and registering the product if Apple can't even help me in a situation like this. I just paid $1700 to Apple for new computer. I want to be able to use the Apple programs that I've also already paid for.