Did you not look at Bluestar products in person or on the web prior to purchasing? They are closer to rugged pieces of restaurant equipment than refined works of home decor. And yes, my $3xxx BS 36" range top has the same burner stampings in the stainless steel. But after 11 years of rigorous use and dependable service, the little stampings are nothing compared to the patina of scuffs and scratches from hard, but loving use. I'll take a Bluestar over anything else out there.

In person. Never noticed that. Something doesn't add up. I would be shocked to see markings like that on a $200 stove. I called the retailer and they said the examples they have there have legit markings. Waiting to hear back

Does it tell you which burner the knob controls?

Funny, I had to go look at my 4 1/2 year old 36RNB range to see if it had them, and sure enough it does! Honestly, I had never noticed them before. Yes, they appear to indicate which burner the knob controls, but it only took me a few days of cooking on it to associate right with rear. Not sure why they bother you, they are so discreet, (or maybe that's why?)
My high/low markings are wearing off the knobs on my most used burners from years of use, but that doesn't bother me as I look at the flame, and never have gone by the markings anyway.
I'm with stevep2005, this is a cooking machine, and I would have nothing else.
Enjoy your new stove, you have bigger fish to fry ;)

I understand what they are for and appreciate the quality range. It's just very odd. It's like going to a very nice restaurant and noticing your spoon is white plastic.

My range has black paint to point out the obvious. This isn't so bad. I bet you could buff it out.

Like Homechef, I never noticed those marks on my 30 inch RNB till I just checked. Actually, I am disappointed that the knobs themselves do not have marks on them - I had a Viking with knobs that had tick marks, long and short like on a ruler, between low and high, so I was able to remember an actual setting for certain things, like pancakes on a griddle. With the BS, I just have the words off, high and low. I looked for replacements with marks a few places on line, but no luck.

I noticed it within an hour. I am cursed like that. My eye immediately goes to flaws and inconsistencies. You know those "find Waldo" pics? I find him pretty fast.

IMO there is no excuse for that kind of halfassed stuff at any price point.

Btw, the place I bought it got back to me and said Bluestar says that's how they are made. Well something must have changed because I've found pics online and they don't look like that. Here is one.