I had to smile when I read your post rblover, I am a 48 year old woman and it has been a while since I went backpacking, although I will admit to be being drunk once in a while. My roommate (my husband) definitely didn't drop anything on it.
It could have been damaged in transit but the box and packaging wasn't damaged at all. I believe that this is a problem that Sony are aware of and hopefully I can get some proof of the extent of the problem and take this to Sony. Thanks