San Jose bakery loses thousands of dollars after Tesla reportedly cancels large order
San Jose bakery loses thousands of dollars after Tesla reportedly cancels large order
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.
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.
One of the articles I read said they wanted to make it up to her by letting her do some of their other events. She cancelled other orders, got staff working long hours, and bought a shit ton of ingredients so she could make 4000 pies for them, and they just said "Never mind" like it's no big deal.
I think they need a better contract for large orders like that.
Sounds an awful lot like detrimental reliance to me....
Sounds an awful lot like detrimental reliance to me…
Why is this getting downvoted?
Detrimental reliance is the legal principle that would allow the bakery to recover damages from Tesla. In summary: "You promised to pay me for this, and I acted accordingly, but you didn't follow through, so pay up."
A musk never pays his debts...
This joke Trumps mine
One of the many many reasons he's called muskrat.
Always get half up front
Not just half, deposits should essentially cover costs. Then the other “half” is straight profit. Worst case you lose your profit
Exactly. She just learned a very expensive lesson. You have to CYA first and foremost.
I wouldn't trust any business with any big companies without up front payment.