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Deposits, Payment & Delivery Fees
What it takes to confirm an order, and what it costs.

💳 A 50% Deposit Confirms Your Order

Nothing is reserved until a deposit is paid. A 50% deposit is required to confirm every custom order, and that deposit is non-refundable. Cancellations made 7 or more days out may be eligible for partial store credit at our discretion. See the Cancellations tab.

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Remaining Balance

The remaining balance is due in full before your order is released for pickup or delivery. Orders with an unpaid balance cannot leave the bakery.

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Minimum Notice

Custom orders require at least 7 days' notice. Requests inside that window are handled as rush orders. See the Order Changes tab.

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Delivery Fees

Delivery is $60 base plus $3 per mile, measured from our shop at 1375 Blossom Hill Road, San Jose. We deliver up to 40 miles. The fee is quoted before your order is confirmed and appears as its own line item.

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Quotes Are Estimates Until Confirmed

Prices given by our website, our quote tools, or our chatbot are estimates. Your order is priced and confirmed by a member of our team in writing. Nothing is booked until you receive that written confirmation and pay the deposit.

Cancellations & Refunds
Our policy on refunds and store credit if plans change.
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All Sales Are Final

All payments made to C'est Si Bon Bakery are final and non-refundable, except where otherwise required by law. We begin planning, sourcing ingredients, and preparing your order as soon as it's confirmed.

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Store Credit

Cancellations made 7 or more days before your scheduled pickup or delivery date may be eligible for partial store credit.

  • Store credit is partial. Amount depends on how much preparation has already begun
  • Cancellations with fewer than 7 days' notice are not eligible for store credit
💬 Need to cancel? Please reach out as early as possible: reply to your order email thread. The sooner we know, the more we can work with you.
Order Changes
How and when to request modifications to your order.

⏰ The 7-Day Rule

All change requests must be submitted at least 7 days before your scheduled pickup or delivery date. This gives our team time to adjust planning without disrupting production already in progress.

More Than 7 Days Away?

We're happy to help! Reach out to request a change:

  • Reply in your order email thread, or
  • Call us at (408) 266-2253

Just make sure there are still at least 7 days before your pickup or delivery date when you contact us.

Within 7 Days?

Unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate changes for orders within 7 days of pickup or delivery. Production planning, ingredient sourcing, and preparation may already be underway.

We appreciate your understanding. Every order gets our full attention from day one!

Rush Orders

Orders placed with fewer than 7 days' notice are considered rush orders and may be subject to a rush fee of 10% or more, depending on the complexity and timing of the request. Rush availability is not guaranteed, so please call to confirm before placing.

Pickup & Delivery
What to expect when collecting or receiving your order.
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Please Inspect Your Order Before You Leave

All customers (or their representatives) are responsible for inspecting their order at the time of pickup. This includes design accuracy, color, spelling, and overall appearance.

Once an order has been picked up or delivered, we are unable to accommodate concerns about design elements or appearance. If you notice a concern with flavor or sizing, please bring that to our attention. We're always happy to address those!

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Third-Party Pickups

For third-party pickups (friends, family, drivers, or delivery services), please ensure your representative reviews and approves the order with our team before leaving. We're unable to address design concerns after the order has left our shop.

  • We recommend sending them photos of what to expect, or have them share photos with you before they leave
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Customer-Supplied Items

Providing toppers, toys, flowers, ribbon, or any other custom items for your order? Please drop them off at least 24 hours before your pickup or delivery date.

This gives our decorators enough time to thoughtfully and safely incorporate your items into the design.

Allergens & Dietary Restrictions
Please tell us about allergies before your order is confirmed. We need it in writing.
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Tell Us Before Your Order Is Confirmed

Any and all allergen information must be communicated to our team and confirmed in writing by the time your order is placed. That means before the deposit is paid and the order is finalized. Once a cake is in production we may not be able to change ingredients, and we cannot accommodate allergen requests made after the order is confirmed.

C'est Si Bon Bakery cannot be held responsible for allergen-related reactions or mishaps where allergy information was not communicated to our team in advance.

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Known Nut Ingredients

  • Carrot Pecan cake · contains nuts, cannot be made nut-free
  • Burnt Almond filling · contains nuts
  • Roasted almonds add-on · contains nuts
  • Pistachio cake and Dubai Chocolate filling · contain nuts
  • Roasted almonds wall coating · contains nuts
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Shared Kitchen

  • All our cakes are made in a shared kitchen that handles nuts, dairy, eggs, wheat, and soy
  • We take care to avoid cross-contact, but we cannot guarantee any item is free from traces of these ingredients
  • If an allergy is severe or life-threatening, please call us to discuss before ordering
Non-Edible Decorations & Supports
Decorated cakes contain parts that are not food. Please read this before serving.

⚠️ Your Cake May Contain Non-Edible Items

Sculpted, tiered, and decorated cakes are built with structural and decorative parts that are not food and must never be eaten. These items must be removed before the cake is cut and served.

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Commonly Used Non-Edible Materials

  • Wooden sticks, skewers and toothpicks · hold figures, toppers and tiers in place
  • Plastic dowels, cake plates and boards · internal support in tiered cakes
  • Styrofoam forms, balls and dummy tiers · shape decorations and faux tiers
  • Hot glue · assembles non-edible decorative pieces
  • Floral wire, ribbon, and non-edible toppers · including fresh flowers and customer-supplied items
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Serving Children

Non-edible parts are a choking and injury hazard, especially for young children. Please have an adult remove every non-edible item and check each slice before serving.

If children will be served, tell us when you order.

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Your Responsibility

Once the order has been picked up or delivered, removing all non-edible items before serving is the customer's responsibility. C'est Si Bon Bakery is not responsible for injury or illness resulting from non-edible decorations or supports that were not removed before the cake was served.

When in doubt, just remove it. Nothing structural is meant to be eaten. If you're not sure, reply to your order email thread or call (408) 266-2253 before you cut the cake.

Transport & Storage
How to get your cake home safely and keep it looking perfect.
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Transporting Your Cake

  • Place the box on a flat, stable surface (car floor or trunk is ideal)
  • Avoid abrupt braking, sharp turns, or sudden acceleration
  • Don't stack anything on top of the box
  • C'est Si Bon Bakery is not responsible for any damage that occurs during transit
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Temperature & Storage

  • Keep your cake at or below 72°F (room temperature or cooler)
  • Warmer temps can cause icing to soften and decorations to droop or melt
  • Avoid direct sunlight, heat vents, and warm cars
  • We are not liable for damage caused by temperature fluctuations after pickup
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Wedding Cake Deliveries

For wedding cake deliveries, your cake will be transported in the trunk of our delivery vehicle. This ensures maximum stability on the way to your venue. Our team takes every precaution to make sure it arrives exactly as intended. 🎉

Design & Reference Images
How we bring your vision to life, and where artistic interpretation comes in.
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Reference Images = Inspiration

Any images you share (including photos of cakes we've made before) are used as creative direction and inspiration, not as exact blueprints. Our decorators will capture your theme, vibe, and color palette while crafting something original and achievable by hand.

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Color Matching

We will always do our best to match your colors! That said, exact color matching isn't guaranteed. Cake materials and food-safe coloring don't reproduce colors exactly, and every screen, ours, yours, and the device a reference image was viewed on, displays color a little differently.

Because of this, the colors in a reference image or on a screen may not perfectly match your finished cake. Our decorators put real care into getting as close as possible, and we promise to do everything we can to make your cake look absolutely amazing. ✨

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A Note on AI-Generated Reference Images

We love seeing your inspiration, but AI-generated cake images often depict designs that are not physically possible, food-safe, or achievable using real cake, icing, and hand-crafted decorations.

Because of this, we do not attempt to recreate AI-generated designs. If you share an AI image as inspiration, our decorators will use it to understand your general theme, colors, and concept, then adapt it into something that's realistic, structurally sound, and beautifully handcrafted.

In particular: AI-generated figurines, impossible textures, floating elements, and ultra-detailed structures often can't be replicated using fondant, gum paste, buttercream, or other edible materials. We'll always do our best to honor the spirit of your vision! ✨

Metallic Decorations

Metallic accents (gold leaf, luster dust, metallic sprays) are classified by the U.S. FDA as inedible and are used for decorative purposes only. In some countries they may be classified as food items, but not in the U.S. Please make sure your guests know before they dig in!

Artistic Standards
Our commitment to quality, creativity, and professional judgment on every order.

✦ 30+ Years of Combined Experience

Every cake at C'est Si Bon Bakery is crafted by our team of decorators with over 30 years of collective experience. Your preferences, theme, and vision are always our guide, and our goal is always a result that's beautiful, structurally sound, and made with care.

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Artistic Adjustments

Our decorators reserve the right to make necessary modifications to design elements (including colors, placement, sizing, and font styles) to achieve the best possible final result. These changes are always made in service of your design, never against it.

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Every Cake Is One of a Kind

Due to the highly artistic nature of our work, design details may vary from reference images and exact matches are not offered. Each cake is a unique, handcrafted creation. That's what makes it special.

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Questions Before You Order?

We love talking through ideas! Whether you're not sure what's possible, want to share a tricky reference, or just want to chat flavors. We're here. Email us at csbbakery@gmail.com or visit our Order Now page to get started!

Returns, Refunds & Order Issues
How we handle concerns about a completed order.

🚫 All Sales Are Final

Due to the perishable nature of our products, all sales are final, except where otherwise required by law. We do not accept returns or exchanges.

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Have a Concern? Contact Us Within 24 Hours

If you believe there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 24 hours of pickup or delivery so we can review the situation.

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What We May Ask For

To help us evaluate any concerns, we may request:

  • Clear photographs of the product and any issue(s)
  • The return of any remaining product for inspection, when reasonably possible
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How Resolutions Work

Refunds, replacements, repairs, or store credit are provided at the sole discretion of C'est Si Bon Bakery after reviewing the circumstances.

If the issue is determined to be the result of a bakery error, we'll work with you on an appropriate resolution. Depending on the nature of the issue, returning the product may not be required.

No Refunds or Credits Will Be Issued For

  • Products that have been mostly or completely consumed
  • Damage occurring after pickup or delivery due to improper handling, transportation, storage, or environmental conditions
  • Design, color, or artistic variations that are consistent with the approved order and the handmade nature of our products
  • Orders that were accepted at pickup or delivery without any reported concerns
💬 We're committed to your satisfaction. We will always make a reasonable effort to resolve legitimate concerns fairly. Reply to your order email thread or call (408) 266-2253.