It's probably best just to let it go. You're getting out of this quite well, and we've all seen the photos of the hats. Everyone's getting a little too hot about a hat that was almost certain to fail, and then failed. No one is going to sue anyone over this little quibble.
For some reason, this thread is making me think of Baron's return policy.
For some reason, this thread is making me think of Baron's return policy.