Well it was definitely brighter than the rest of the screen and that's one of the reasons it stuck out to me so much.
But the weirdest thing has happened. I turned off the screen to answer the question from the above poster and the defect seems to have significantly decreased in size/brightness.
I'm positive this wasn't all in my head since I had my girlfriend and other buddy look at it to get their opinion on whether or not I should keep it. In the end I decided to keep it.
At the moment I'm in Montauk and yesterday I was using it out in the sun; maybe the heat had something to do with it becoming less noticeable?
Spot when I first got it:
http://imgur.com/a/FrVWl
Spot now:
http://imgur.com/a/tnyD9 (no arrow in this one, but you can still see it in the same location)
It can still be seen in the recent photo but it's much smaller/not as bright. Also, I know I didn't get the angle identical to the first photo, but the spot isn't getting much brighter no matter how I angle it.
I do believe both photos accurately reflect the size and brightness of the issue.