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Isn't curb rash part of wear and tear? Therefore no need to repair before returning.
I don't think ramming your wheels into a curb is considered normal wear and tear.
But don't sweat it, curb rash happens to the best of us, no matter how careful you are there's always a curb you might not see (or in my case, a valet I never should have used). And I agree your price quoted was too high, I had my Volks done here in Houston for 99 a wheel, and it looks like it was never there.
if you bought the car new, they do offer wheel insurance for cases like this, I scraped up my fronts in the winter in virginia, I waited until spring and since I had the insurance it was fixed for free. Didn't pay a dime.