Snack cake brand MoonPie is bringing people who are quarantining alone some company, via their Amazon Alexa-enabled devices.
MoonPie and ad agency partner Tombras teamed up on MoonPie MoonMate, a virtual roommate via Alexa skill.
Among the roommate duties and other tasks performed after users say, “Alexa, launch MoonPie MoonMate,” it can:
- Pay rent (in the form of MoonPies)
- Avoid doing chores and other at-home activities
- Offer way too much information about its life
- Try its best to keep you inside
- Offer “prompted and unprompted” MoonPie facts, history, recipes and more
- Make you laugh and keep you entertained with conversation
- Compliment your wardrobe
- Discuss MoonPie social media lore such as Linda, MoonPie child and the brand’s social media manager
- Ponder space and other celestial marvels
- Answer popular Alexa questions
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