Voahangy Rasetarinera said her business at her pie shop in California tripled after word spread that Tesla had pulled its order, costing her thousands in materials and labor.
The Giving Pies, a small Black-owned business in California, saw its business triple overnight after word spread on social media that it lost out on thousands of dollars from a canceled Tesla order. Even though Elon Musk's company reimbursed the shop for expenses it lost after Tesla placed an order for 2,000 mini pies to the tune of $6,000 in early February, business is still booming.
If I had that problem with another company and would not have blown up this way," she said. "Tesla is associated in people's mind with Elon Musk. And you either love him or hate him… so when people saw that it was Tesla, I think it stirred strong emotions." The mayor of San Jose, Matt Mahan, showed up in support, as well as some Tesla employees, who came to apologize in person for the mishap stemming from Valentine's Day. On Feb.
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