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Published February 26, 2024, 11:49 p.m. ET
Tesla paid a California bakery $2,000 to cover the cost of a canceled cake order after the car company's billionaire owner Elon Musk caught wind of the debacle and promised to “make things right.”
The owner of The Giving Pies – which has seen a boom in business since the ordeal that hit headlines last week – confirmed to the Guardian that Tesla had paid the outstanding invoice on Monday.
The San Jose bakery originally received a request for 2,000 mini cakes from Tesla before doubling that order. But a representative from Musk's company canceled at the bakery at the last minute, just as the treats were about to be shipped, the business owner previously claimed.
Elon Musk became aware of the situation last week and promised to make things right. South China Morning Post via Getty Images
“It was clear to me that Tesla’s corporate culture prioritized convenience over responsibility and ignored the livelihoods of small business owners like me,” owner Voahangy Rasetarinera said in a Facebook post last week.
Initially, around 4,000 mini pies were ordered. The Giving Pies/Facebook
After Musk, Tesla's CEO, apparently became aware of the issue through media coverage, he said he would make sure Rasetarinera gets paid.
“I'm just hearing about it. “Everything will be fine with the bakery,” Musk said in an X post on Friday. “People should always be able to rely on Tesla to do its best.”
Rasetarinera told the Guardian by email three days later: “Tesla has just paid the $2,000 I was missing.”
The payment covers the cost of ingredients the company purchased to fulfill the canceled order, KGO reported.
“If you're a big company, $2,000 is pocket money, it's nothing,” Resetarinera told the outlet. “But for us it’s a lot.”
Over the weekend, hundreds of customers lined up to order pies from the bakery to show their support after The Giving Pies delivered a scathing review of Tesla.
Giving Pie has seen a surge in business since then. Google Maps
“Oh my God, it’s unbelievable,” Rasetarinera told NBC Bay Area. “I am overwhelmed. I think, 'That's not why I did it.' I am so grateful. It is wonderful. The people are great.”
While she told the station that Tesla offered her a new catering gig for a Women's Day celebration in March, she declined due to a lack of crusts as a result of the onslaught of new orders.
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