They accuse Tesla of ordering 4,000 pies, not committing to payment, and creating chaos: Elon Musk responds

Voahangy Rasetarinera, owner of Giving Pies bakery in San Jose, California, made her story go viral after her business was put in financial jeopardy after an order from electric car manufacturer Tesla was unexpectedly cancelled.

Confirmed were 4,000 small cakes with an estimated value of $12,000, which, according to Rasetarinera, were intended for a celebration that Elon Musk's company was going to hold.

Despite the size of the request, the woman accepted the mission because it was in the past Already able to fulfill large orders For companies like Apple, Google, and Intuit.

The injured person narrated what happened on her store’s Instagram account, revealing this On February 14, a woman named Laura called her.aiming to place an initial order of 2,000 cakes that will be delivered twice, on the following Tuesday and Thursday.

After submitting a quote and receiving approval, the owner said the first complications arose when… Payment was redirected through Tesla's supplier, It's called Flavor of the City.

Despite Rasetarinera's efforts to arrange payment of the initial deposit, Company communications were limited. “I remained optimistic as I waited for payment on Thursday. But when it didn’t happen, I became anxious,” the woman said.

On the same Thursday, February 15, at night, he received a phone call from Laura who first apologized because her supplier did not pay on time, claiming that she was new. Then ask to double the order size He asked for the cakes to be packed in boxes of two and even indicated that cost was not an issue.

After consulting with his employees, and despite the delay and short deadline, Rasetarinera accepted the invoice and sent it quickly Reviewed on Friday, February 16, Payment required by noon for additional production resources. However, this was never done.

The businesswoman said that, in order to meet the demand, she rejected other companies, purchased supplies and prepared for a demanding production schedule. After several failed attempts to contact Laura, he finally succeeded He received a text message in which it was confirmed that “the plan has changed and Tesla will no longer need the order.”.

This cancellation has been created Serious economic consequences Because of the resources already invested in preparing to meet the demand.

In response to the cancellation… Tesla tried to correct the situation Giving Pies is offering the opportunity to collaborate on two events scheduled for next March 6 and 7.

Due to the popularity of the issue and multiple comments from users on social media, Elon Musk promised to resolve the situation.

The businessman reacted from his account X, formerly Twitter, after a news story published by local media outlet KRON4.

He said in his message: “Just heard about this. We'll do things right with the bakery. Musk also stressed that “people should always be able to count on Tesla to do its best.”

Everything is fine so far, but as days go by, The giving of the pies and their owner, Voahangy Rasetarinera, remains uncertainHopefully, both Tesla and Elon Musk will adhere to the proposed solution to mitigate the damage caused by canceling the order.