Fresh off the reveal of its new name, Meta tweeted at Texas grocery giant H-E-B hinting at its possible inclusion in the metaverse. And let’s just say H-E-B stans weren’t enthused at the possible collaboration.The tweet from Meta, formerly known as Facebook, reads: “Wonder what ordering groceries in the metaverse will look like @HEB.” Wonder what ordering groceries in the metaverse will look like @HEB ?”— Meta (@Meta) October 29, 2021 Facebook changed its name to Meta the same day as its H-E-B tweet, and revealed ambitious plans for a virtual reality social space called the “metaverse” where friends and family can meet. Twitter went off. Nice try Facebook, lmk when you can smell the tortilleria in the metaverse https://t.co/jU68VVBUrv— EricaGrieder (@EricaGrieder) October 29, 2021 Don’t you dare utter @HEB’s name again https://t.co/d54mBPKcCe— Austin (@austinfounde) October 30, 2021 Mark… https://t.co/M3Maejp8wp pic.twitter.com/0WVImu4gf8— Melly (@melreylaw) October 29, 2021 Oh, we’re still doing Mean Girls memes? Anyway. Meta hasn’t reached out to any other grocers on social media about what shopping would be like in the metaverse, but it has responded to other brands like Shopify, Snickers, and DiGiorno. A collab with Mark Zuckerberg and co. could make sense for the San Antonio-based grocer;…
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Meta, formerly known as Facebook, tweeted at H-E-B. The responses
