Bogen/Manfrotto tripod not straight on "basic" position?

I just got a Bogen/Manfrotto 718B for my longer hikes. I noticed something silly when I came home. When the head is in it's basic landscape position, it is not straight! It is noticeably tilted to the right (over the 0 degrees it should be, if we consider portrait shots to be -90 degrees).

Do you find this acceptable? To me it feels really stupid. Or. Maybe I am stupid? Anyways, I think I'll take it back and see if they're all like that.

Pierre

All of mine are like that, but it is adjustable. You almost never get to set a tripod up on perfectly level ground, so that plate is adjustable, and has a lock handle to lock in the level position.

Thanks for your answer! In my opinion it surely would help it it was level on level ground...

If you want you camera to be level, then get one of those little bubble levels that fits into the hotshoe...