You're completely right man.. the plastic toecap coming apart from the upper is much more easily reached in the new pairs.
In my eyes the TN1 is having an Air Max 1 phase, how they completely ruined the shape when they changed to Chinese production from Thailand - cliff toe, diagonal mudguard, swoosh placement, banana midsole, bubble size reduction, quality control...
Not sure what to do about the receipt.. doesn't Nike put a 2 year warranty on their shoes? Maybe give them a call bro?
Yup. Although, they are hitting sales on Eastbay and other foot sites in the US quite quickly.
I've written Nike a letter about them as have multiple people on that TN TALK AU/NZ Facebook page.
Let's hope something changes... can you imagine Indonesian Hyperblue/Tigers for the 20th anniversary next year?