If youre going there, remember the call center only available from monday to friday, 9-6pm. but the pickup centre is open from monday to friday, 9-8pm and saturday 9-1pm. sunday its closed.

get someone to call the service number from a singapore phone. u can call the toll free number from a public phone, but only the red singapore telecoms payphone. u will need a coin, but any accepted denominations is fine. u will get it back. (toll free)

after you call the call center, they will ask for the problem, ask for your s/n, and asks for a number and address. any address will do. i used some sex shop address down the road from the it center =P u might want to have a sg prepaid phone number though and use it with a second mobile phone. its cheap, only SGD15! they will then give you a service number. keep it.

now, the hardest part is, it will take about a week for them to process, maybe less, but its definitely not one day anymore. more than a day, less than a week (7 working days). they will call you on your number, informing that you can pick it up. that is all...

actually, its easy to see why it costs 300. 100 for the return bus trip, x2. and 50 for lunch, x2. unless you have someone doing the calling for you. then you will make 150 out of every 300 you get for doing this 'cos you will save one trip.

so no, i dont think it costs more than 300 to do x2 trips to .sg. the only wastage would be your time.