Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

So I bought this kettle back in March but I haven't used it since I moved out and forgot about this at my parents house. When I came over today I decided to test out with a couple of boil cycles to get rid of any leftover manufacturing residue/chemicals/ etc since I don't want anything other then water in my kettle. The first two times I boiled, I noticed that little curved pieces of plastic would rise to the top after the kettle was done boiling. Interestingly enough, the third time I didn't find any plastic pieces in the water. I emptied out the kettle and illuminated the bottom with my flashlight to see what had happened. So in the bottom edge of the kettle where the side and the bottom are attached, there is a hard plastic lining acting as a seal between the two fixtures (see attached pictures for a better idea of what I mean). A good chunk of the plastic lining was missing as it appeared to be broken off during boiling, which is how I found those little plastic pieces floating around. So now I'm stuck with a kettle that breaks off plastic pieces due to poor manufacturing and I have no box to send this back with. This kettle is not healthy, nor is it worth the 35$ price tag.