Whether you love it, or love to hate it, those on the city's west side have some pretty strong feelings about Dufferin Mall, and one Instagram account has been capturing all of those emotions for the past two years.

Italian horror film. 🍝👻 Who can come up with the best Title? Directed by: @okaynoworries 📽 #italian #spaghetti

A post shared by The Mall With It All. (@thedirtyduff) on Mar 26, 2017 at 1:03pm PDT

But it hasn't always been easy for @thedirtyduff, which has nearly 12,000 followers. The Instagram feed started its life as @dufferinmallofficial, but got a cease and desist letter when the folks from the mall found out about it. Everything seems kosher since the name change.

Official Winter Heel Of The Dirty Duff 👠@teganpatmore

A post shared by The Mall With It All. (@thedirtyduff) on Dec 13, 2016 at 12:55pm PST

With photos captured in and around the shopping centre, @thedirtyduff parodies official mall Instagram accounts.

The founder, who wishes to remain anonymous, says they started the account as a social media experiment after shopping at the mall's beer store one day. They were in the middle of a marketing program and were obsessed with studying social media analytics.

Still can't afford to be the dlx witch. 😹 @pammypam

A post shared by The Mall With It All. (@thedirtyduff) on Nov 2, 2016 at 4:14pm PDT

"I was like, I wonder how much more of a following you actually get if you talk to the people that are following you," like the way we chat over the phone. They spent hours following people back and commenting on their follower's photos.

Good for nothing Joe... 💉 @ronbat

A post shared by The Mall With It All. (@thedirtyduff) on Nov 20, 2016 at 11:22am PST

"I found that the more I engaged with them, the more they engaged with me and it just started blowing up," they explain, noting they reached about 5,000 followers within a few days. Media coverage also helped boost the account's visibility.

A right of passage. @mattymatheson There comes a time in every humans life... That they will never forget, never be ashamed of, never speak poorly of.... The first time they went to #thedirtyduff

A post shared by The Mall With It All. (@thedirtyduff) on Sep 7, 2016 at 3:54pm PDT

Since then, the account's featured much more user-generated content - those who visit the mall near Bloor and Dufferin often send in funny photos, including chef Matty Matheson.

🔈🔈 audio on. 🔈🔈 Tonight we mourn the passing of @HMV_Duff_rip ☠️ @onawired

A post shared by The Mall With It All. (@thedirtyduff) on Mar 21, 2017 at 5:24pm PDT

For the most part, Torontonians have responded well to the account.

PupperMan is now regional manager at GNC. Stop by to ask him about what muscle milk is right for you. 🐶👨@word.docx

A post shared by The Mall With It All. (@thedirtyduff) on Jan 22, 2017 at 8:44am PST

Some followers, however, have complained that certain photos seem to make fun of those who shop at the Dufferin Mall, so the account manager's now more mindful of what they post.

Most of our customers roll up to the mall in something like this. #stylecaptured @joes_nofrills_dufferin #mallswithwifi

A post shared by The Mall With It All. (@thedirtyduff) on Feb 27, 2015 at 12:03pm PST

But the founder does most of their shopping at the Duff and thinks because it's super affordable, it plays an important role in an expensive city like Toronto.

The way it should always be. @ellegeedeee

A post shared by The Mall With It All. (@thedirtyduff) on Jan 14, 2017 at 2:55pm PST

"Every town has a mall that just has what you need and there’s nothing really special about it and they don’t try to make it special at all," they say. "But I’ve always found that I favour those malls."