CARMEL MOUNTAIN ROAD (KGTV) — Local restaurant owners say Synergy abruptly cut off its gift card program a day before the company’s own deadline, leaving businesses scrambling to handle hundreds of frustrated customer calls.
Synergy, which sells gift cards at Costco that can be used at more than 100 restaurants in San Diego County, declared bankruptcy and told customers they had until January 31 to spend their remaining balances. However, the company discontinued the program on January 30 at 12:30 p.m.
“Unfortunately when it stopped at 12:30 we could no longer process them,” said Maroun Bsaibes, owner of Greek Corner Cafe…