Learned that lesson in 2018 when I gave 500 EUR to Tesla (Spain) as a deposit for a Powerwall. Never heard another word from them. Been sending an email ~once a year to try to claim it back but not once I have got an reply. Never again.
Next step is to go to small claims court, but who has the time/energy to deal with bureaucracy... Future project :)
For 500 bucks I sure do have that time