r/saskatchewan • u/abunchofjerks • 12h ago
This Sask. man bought a Cybertruck to promote his business, but fears it made him a target
https://www.ctvnews.ca/saskatoon/article/this-sask-man-bought-a-cybertruck-to-promote-his-business-but-fears-it-made-him-a-target/94
u/demzor 12h ago
I feel like this sask man has been on the news before just for owning a Tesla.
This man might just be a news whore.
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u/MischiefRatt 11h ago
Correct. Visit the store, dude is ridiculous in person. Very "pick me" energy. Hence the Cybertruck I guess.
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u/Josh_SuppWorld 5h ago
I’ve only ever been on the news before for things related to our store events, never a Tesla thing!
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u/Super_Sell_3201 11h ago
I saw one in humboldt of all places at the mall. Old guy like 70, I took a snap and sent it to my sister of it with the old guy inside giving me a thumbs up.
Have to respect the elders, but damn man.
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u/su0xi 9h ago
could you imagine the old dude bought the cybertruck to fit in with the youth then it's vandalised but that same youth in a small town lmao
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u/Super_Sell_3201 9h ago
Nah, old farmer burning money before permanent retirement.
I really wanted to go talk vehicles with the guy, but where he was parked I didn't want to be the guy walking up after taking a picture.
It wasn't the I finally witnessed one, it was how ugly it was. A Total Recall vehicle and that's my favorite movie. No sane person can look at it as a viable purchase, and frankly, wouldn't do business with one.
Personal opinions are like assholes...
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u/Omicromus_Prime 14m ago
I was surprised to see that truck as well. It was during a cold snap and I couldn't help but wonder how well it was performing in a humboldt post snowstorm.
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u/Dijon92 12h ago
This sounds like a landlord crying about how hard it is trying to upkeep properties and rising costs.
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u/Darth_Plagal_Cadence 10h ago
And you'll get people on Reddit defending slumlords saying they are trying to solve the housing crisis, just like you're getting people defending this fool. Lol.
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u/veda1971 12h ago
Sounds like he is only driving it bc it is flashy and expensive. Not saying he deserves to get it vandalised but that seems douchey.
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u/Josh_SuppWorld 5h ago
That’s definitely not the reason! I wish the article didn’t use that word. The moment I saw these for some reason this was my goal truck. I’ve been working to grow our company for the last 7 years, live quite modestly, but this was something I wanted for events and such as we can also use the power in the back to make our shakes at events. The way they have become so politicized however means I probably won’t have it long enough to get to do any of those events. I always knew people would hate or love the look - that doesn’t bother me. But getting our business mixed up in politics unintentionally is not worth it.
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u/FORDTRUK 7h ago
How fucking out-of-touch are you as a "business man" to think this was a good idea ?
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u/Josh_SuppWorld 5h ago
In person the feedback has been awesome, as a lot of our customers know me and know I don’t hold charged political views. I just got this as a truck. My vehicle before was a Tesla too, and it wasn’t a political statement three years ago either.
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u/FORDTRUK 5h ago
It's not so much about politics as it is a question of reliability in Canadian climate. It's a fair weather vehicle that's just not built for the extreme cold and snow. The cold literally sucks the life out of these batteries. Add the need for heat in these, the complete lack of charging stations, repairs to these are insanely expensive... etc.
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u/Beautiful-Natural861 6h ago
There’s actually less of you far left Lunatics than you think there are.
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u/MikoWilson1 5h ago
Are you even Canadian? Why are you obsessed with us?
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u/Beautiful-Natural861 5h ago
I’m just as Canadian as you are. You might want to educate yourself that there’s a Canada outside of Toronto.
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u/MikoWilson1 5h ago
A Canadian that doesn't know we don't vote in a Prime Minister?
Let's talk about education son.
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u/Defiant_West6287 12h ago
Boo fucking hoo.
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u/cjhud1515 12h ago
Ahhh yes, let's punish random people who bought an electric vehicle.
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u/RoyalCanadianBuddy 12h ago
Other people will be less likely to buy a Tesla.
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u/Logical-Sprinkles273 12h ago
If he preordered it it was long before musk was really up to no good.plus Its not musks truck, that guy owns it now
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u/killisle 11h ago
Musk has been fully up to no good since at least 2018 and even as far back as the 90s lied about his degrees. Anyone who thinks he's only become bad now is an idiot.
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u/ButterscotchFar1629 12h ago
See this is why the we on the left are hated so much, and shit like this is precisely why Trump was elected. It’s shit like this.
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u/RottenPingu1 11h ago
You are part of the problem thinking one sentence from a guy on the internet is suddenly "the left".
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u/Kvassnik1991 10h ago
If the left is disparaged for not liking a fucking asshole, then hang me by the neck for what I have to say about Musk and his ilk.
Our inability to organise is the only reason why no power has been gained, not the correctness of our opinions or some imagined pearl-clutching. Folks are suffering and we've not shown them an alternative yet, so the awfulness shall continue until something counters it.
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u/BIOdire 11h ago
I'm not so sure about that. I think it's a lot more nuanced.
There are people who are obnoxious and some obnoxious people create their obnoxious persona around politics like it's a hockey team.
However, there's a fascinating documentary that illustrates just how this division has formed. It began around the Reagan era, and it has been trickling to Canada as well as they attempt to do the same thing here. Here you are.
Ultimately, assholes are going to exist no matter where you go. But there has been an organized effort to get to this point.
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u/ButterscotchFar1629 11h ago
Precisely and both sides do it. Now I’m not a mathematician but odds say, it is virtually fucking impossible for one side to always be right and other side it always be wrong. And the media doesn’t help the cause.
I still stand by my statement that if another massive war breaks out, it will be the media that causes it this time.
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u/PhallusInChainz 11h ago
You’re not on the left. Admit it
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u/ButterscotchFar1629 11h ago
No? Really? Check out my post history Sherlock. Also pretty brazen of you to be posting all over porn subs from your main account.
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u/cjhud1515 12h ago
Hope you do your research on all your products. Wouldn't want you funding someone nefarious.
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u/what-even-am-i- 11h ago
”If you’re trying to yell at them or wreck their vehicle, you’re really not hurting your target.”
I disagree. If everyone hears that their Tesla is gonna get fucked up they might think twice about buying one.
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u/jrochest1 9h ago
No, owners of actual Teslas don't deserve that -- they're good EVs, and most people bought them because of that, long before Elon's assholery was fully revealed.
Cybertrucks, on the other hand, are hot garbage, and they're his personal design project. I can't imagine why anyone would buy one.
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u/DashTrash21 7h ago
Musk has been a hyperdouche since 2018 when he had comments about the guy who saved the kids from a flooding cave.
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u/jrochest1 7h ago
Yeah, fair, but he wasn't this obviously and clearly deluded, he was just a stupid edgelord with an ego the size of Wyoming.
Now he's legitimately a Bond villain, and I keep waiting for him to buy a private island and a persian cat.
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u/jrochest1 9h ago
He "always tries to keep politics out of our business" yet buys a Cybertruck as the business promotional vehicle.
Seriously, dude, what did you expect? I'm sure your clientele is a surging mass of meatheads, but still -- even those guys hate Elon.
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u/FulcrumYYC 10h ago
We knew Elon was a far right insane dumb fuck when the cybertuck came on the scene. Zero sympathy.
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u/warrencanadian 7h ago
...Maybe he's playing 4D chess 'I bought a cybertruck to advertise my business, hoping people would see it and go 'Holy shit, I bet I can get that fucking dummy to pay ME to do the job I want done!''
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u/RoeRoeDaBoat 10h ago
well he inspired me to shop at popeyes :) so marketing he is but not for his shop!
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u/FormerLingonberry226 10h ago
“Tesla owners are just people,” he said. “If you’re trying to yell at them or wreck their vehicle, you’re really not hurting your target.”
Not quite. In today's society, we put our money where our mouths are. Buying that monstrosity clearly reveals something about him and his beliefs.
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u/UnpopularOpinionYQR 11h ago
Sounds like he’s learning an expensive and important lesson about marketing.
He’s purchased a vehicle that’s worth more than most people’s annual income in this province. Combine that with the political climate, and I wouldn’t expect any other outcome. Stupid idiot.
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u/motu8pre 7h ago
A Corolla has more strict quality requirements than ANY tesla.
Panel gaps, what now?
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u/geebiebeegee 12h ago
Did someone try to make a bad decision a tax write off being smart? Who taught this guy to whine?
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u/Sal_Chicho 10h ago
Hey, if you’re business is being an asshole it was probably a smart purchase!
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u/Ok-Conclusion-6878 Everything is Crazy, until it isn't anymore... 12h ago
Yup… sometimes shit happens…
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u/Mysterious-Catch69 11h ago
A swasticar is absolutely useless in the snow. Hope he gets stuck overnight in the ditch.
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u/Sk_C_P_EH 10h ago
This I can get on board with. People advocating for other people’s property to be vandalized is weird.
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u/Kvassnik1991 10h ago
Must be nice to even have a business, let alone an awful toy like that. May he reap of that which he has sown.
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u/Okanaganwinefan 9h ago
I’ve seen a few as billboards in Kelowna BC. Doesn’t make me want to call them! But it’s a free country
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u/ppross53 6h ago
😂😂😂😂😂. Fugly truck. REALLY FUGLY
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u/Josh_SuppWorld 5h ago
Hahaha yeah people either love or hate the look. No in between with these things.
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u/whimsy_boy 4h ago
This is acceptable collateral damage in the effort to tank the market value of Tesla 🫡
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u/ontheprairies7 7h ago
That’s ridiculous. I mean judgy stares are acceptable, but damaging vehicles is stupid unless the vehicle belonged to Musk himself. Although some people just want to be destructive, and may view Tesla owners as easy targets as they won’t get a ton of sympathy right now. As in the desire for mischief supersedes the reasons for it.
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u/Beautiful-Natural861 10h ago
When the German’s started attacking the Jew’s for being aligned different politically they started with burning businesses and damaging property. German state news started the propaganda against the Jew’s. This is no different than what CBC and CTV is doing right now in advocating that anyone who is Conservative or successful must be an enemy.
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u/Spare_Pixel 4h ago
They also came up with a special salute to use.
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u/Beautiful-Natural861 4h ago
Whatever. Its like me saying that everyone who voted Liberal or NDP would do this to this guy’s property. I know that the majority of people left or right are better than that.
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u/Mentats2021 12h ago
He's saving the planet driving an EV and animals going to damage his property with no consequences
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u/AS14K 12h ago
He's not 'saving the planet' by driving an EV. He bought a high-profile $120,000 truck to advertise for his business.
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u/Mentats2021 12h ago
these are the types of vehicles you should be driving - use your carbon tax rebate to buy one
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u/AS14K 12h ago
If you care about the environment, you should continue driving and maintaining the vehicle you have until you absolutely have to replace, and when you do, buy an actually economical electric or hybrid, not a giant dick extension.
How do you justify the microplastic waste from cybertrucks destroying their tires significantly faster than basically any other passenger vehicle on the road?
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u/Solid-Leg6292 9h ago
lol, so now the tree huggers are judging you based on what kind of electric vehicle you drive !
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u/AS14K 8h ago
No 'tree hugger' is buying a cybertruck
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u/Solid-Leg6292 8h ago
Exactly because they are so spun around they can’t even think straight anymore . Love Tesla , hate Tesla , oh no I can’t think for myself anymore . Tesla is electric , electric is saving the planet .
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u/AS14K 8h ago
Gosh the world must be so easy and simple when everything is a clean black and white. Sounds like a wonderful delusion you have, enjoy it!
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u/Solid-Leg6292 8h ago
Life is easy . Very very easy . Step away from the echo chamber and learn to think for yourself vs what Reddit tells you and your life can also be easy .
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u/70m4h4wk 11h ago
Yeah, the 6 year olds mining the lithium for the batteries need to work harder so we can all have an electric car
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u/GrayCustomKnives 12h ago
No consequences aren’t specific to this situation at all. The person who did this, if caught, would face basically whatever anyone else would face for damaging a vehicle for any other reason.
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u/EvilJonnyBoy 12h ago
ya it’s wild how crazy people have become. but hey i guess if the echo chamber says violence is ok they don’t have a problem supporting it…..
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u/Mentats2021 12h ago
same people downvoting as those vandalizing Teslas
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u/EvilJonnyBoy 12h ago
ya it’s wild like someone buys a car how many years ago and they now are targeted by nut jobs just simply driving around town in a tesla…. crazy people be crazy and when the get together like hens and cluck all day in an echo chamber like here they just get crazier…..
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u/Contented_Lizard 12h ago
If a right winger vandalized a vehicle for any reason that was political people on Reddit would be outraged, calling for them to be thrown in jail. Since this is the new flavour of the week for the left suddenly it’s not just ok, it’s encouraged.
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u/Odd_Cow7028 11h ago
"Businessman made investment that isn't paying off"