Originally Posted by
elTwitcho
I would get over it. Your bike is going to have dozens of scratches in the near future.
This doesn't have to be true!
Get some airplane tape and protect your bike if you want to avoid scratches. $10-20 off ebay and you never have to worry again.
Also, buy a tub of grease, any bike one will do and if you get a creak again, just take off the part and grease it up. (just don't ever grease up the steerer tube where the stem attaches)