So I was at the AMK station and I see this insanely long queue, all the way out of the station itself, and I ask myself, where have all these people been all these while?
Did they only find out about the EZ-Link card replacement only now? Has the replacement process been advertised poorly, hence resulting in all these people only proceeding to do so now? 
Nonetheless, LTA has kindly announced an extension for the one-for-one free replacement of EZ-link cards until 7 October 2009. This 7-day extension is an absolute period and there will not be any more extension after this.
After Thursday, you can still get an EZ-Link card but you would have to pay a non-refundable $5 fee for the cost of the card. BAH!
It has estimated that commuters are still holding on to about 3.6 million old EZ-link cards. 