A catering contract to celebrate Black Heritage Month turned into a tough lesson for a Black-owned bakery in the South Bay earlier this month.
What started as a $16,000 deal ended up costing the small business owner thousands of dollars instead.
On Valentine’s Day, the owner of The Giving Pies in San Jose's Willow Glen neighborhood received a pretty sweet call from a representative with Tesla: a catering job for thousands of mini-pies for a Black History Month event.
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But two days after taking the Tesla job, the bakery owner got a simple text message canceling the order.
She has a cancellation policy, but because Tesla hadn’t paid her yet, there was no way to recoup expenses.
A Tesla spokesperson did not respond to the specific questions but told NBC Bay Area they've been in touch with Rasetarinera. »