Help, my I pad 2 just cracked for no reason! And apple won' t do anything for me.

I loved my I pad until it cracked. I've only had it for 2 months and it just cracked. I called and they made me an appointment at the store. I drove ann hour to be told basically to go to hell. There was no one time courtesy replacement. Just 500& to fix it. I don't know what to do, so upset that Apple won't stand by it's product and don't have 500$

 

My wife dropped hers and cracked it...grrrr... anyway I replaced the screen myself. I've done 4th gen ipod touch's before...the ipad was easier..but not for the faint of heart. Plus I think it voids the warranty...there are several places online that would fix it for you much cheaper than the cost of a new ipad. I got my new screen on amazon for around $45 if I recall.