Parkdale Brewery

saints_gambit · Post by **saints_gambit** » Thu Apr 04, 2013 10:02 am

Brockton? Good lord.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Fri Apr 05, 2013 3:30 pm

El Pinguino wrote:What a sh*tshow this is, haha...someone putting a lot of marketing effort into dubious projects.

The 'personal' profile for them has 5000 friends...I'm assuming that is the maximum allowed on Facebook...because, really, what person would ever really have 5000 friends?
https://www.facebook.com/ParkdaleBrewery?fref=pb

Don't forget they have Scarborough Cider as well:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Scarboro ... ts&fref=ts
With more questionable personal profiles (which technically isn't allwoed by Facebook rules):
https://www.facebook.com/scarborough.cider.7?fref=ts
https://www.facebook.com/scarborough.ci ... ts&fref=ts

S. Cider has almost 5000 friends as well. Hmmm...

cattersley · Post by **cattersley** » Fri Apr 05, 2013 9:31 pm

f--ked.

momnhops · Post by **momnhops** » Tue Apr 09, 2013 6:58 pm

This Jason kid is a tool.

I called him out before Christmas and he got a hold of my phone number and sent me numerous text messages and kept calling me over and over again demanding an apology. I told him if he really needed to talk I was currently at the Rhino and to come by. That was the last I heard.

He buys all his twitter and facebook followers through bogus services.

What is someone actually wanted to operate a microbrewery in Parkdale?

He has tons of fake 'companies' and 'event's. New Beers Eve? Hah.

This really irkes me.

cfrancis · Post by **cfrancis** » Tue Apr 09, 2013 11:36 pm

http://www.facebook.com/PhoGetAboutitCanada
http://www.facebook.com/ParkdaleFilmFestivalToronto

It just doesn't stop.

lister · Post by **lister** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 10:30 am

Maybe the guy is try to do an "Andy Kaufman" but lacks talent for the funny?

Or he could just be flat out delusional...

jrenihan · Post by **jrenihan** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 10:42 am

Perhaps he has a (delusional) belief that somebody is going to purchase these company names from him for big money? Akin to web squatters.
Ren

Mike-KBCo · Post by **Mike-KBCo** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 11:37 am

This guy is nuts.

A fake Italian/Vietnamese restaurant? A non-existant film festival? A brewery with no beer? I mean, if the guy wants to be taken seriously then he could drop a sample off to anyone in the industry and put this to rest. As is, I'm sick of hearing about this. Sick of having people ask me about it. Sick of having to explain that this is a cruel joke and they can't expect a brewery in their neighbourhood any time soon.

TheSevenDuffs · Post by **TheSevenDuffs** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 11:46 am

Mike-KBCo wrote:This guy is nuts.

A fake Italian/Vietnamese restaurant? A non-existant film festival? A brewery with no beer? I mean, if the guy wants to be taken seriously then he could drop a sample off to anyone in the industry and put this to rest. As is, I'm sick of hearing about this. Sick of having people ask me about it. Sick of having to explain that this is a cruel joke and they can't expect a brewery in their neighbourhood any time soon.

I am confused as to what he stands to gain from this? Other than personal amusement, that is...

Mike-KBCo · Post by **Mike-KBCo** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 11:51 am

TheSevenDuffs wrote:
Mike-KBCo wrote:This guy is nuts.

A fake Italian/Vietnamese restaurant? A non-existant film festival? A brewery with no beer? I mean, if the guy wants to be taken seriously then he could drop a sample off to anyone in the industry and put this to rest. As is, I'm sick of hearing about this. Sick of having people ask me about it. Sick of having to explain that this is a cruel joke and they can't expect a brewery in their neighbourhood any time soon.
I am confused as to what he stands to gain from this? Other than personal amusement, that is...

That's the thing we're all wondering...

TheSevenDuffs · Post by **TheSevenDuffs** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 11:52 am

Mike-KBCo wrote:
That's the thing we're all wondering...

Only two possibilities that I can think of:

1. He is somehow making money through these fake businesses. On line advertising?

2. He is more off-centered than Dogfish Head.

Mike-KBCo · Post by **Mike-KBCo** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 11:56 am

TheSevenDuffs wrote:
Mike-KBCo wrote:
That's the thing we're all wondering...
Only two possibilities that I can think of:

1. He is somehow making money through these fake businesses. On line advertising?

2. He is more off-centered than Dogfish Head.

Option #1 is more plausible. He's many tens of thousands of followers shy of being able to sell to advertisers though.

Weebay · Post by **Weebay** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 12:04 pm

TheSevenDuffs wrote:

2. He is more off-centered than Dogfish Head.

This made me laugh.

I think he is likely crazy; if he is going so far as to text people and demand an apology, there is an issue.

JasonTremblay · Post by **JasonTremblay** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 12:21 pm

TheSevenDuffs wrote:
Mike-KBCo wrote:
That's the thing we're all wondering...
Only two possibilities that I can think of:

1. He is somehow making money through these fake businesses. On line advertising?

2. He is more off-centered than Dogfish Head.

To me, it has the sniff of a school project for a business or marketing class.

Perhaps dude's using the fake online presences he's made as a kind of CV for getting some real work.

Jason

saints_gambit · Post by **saints_gambit** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 3:43 pm

He could be trying to use the online presence to attract investors for the brewery, although the fact that the online presence has now existed for two and a half years without anything to show for the effort suggests that it's probably not working. Also, you could easily kickstarter that with minimal planning and probably have funds within a month. Toronto is just awash with craft nanobreweries.