Future Home Shopping, As Imagined in 1940
Back in 1940, this was an artist’s prediction of shopping from home. This was years before most people owned a television. In some ways, this prediction gets a few things right. Yes, we can shop for things on a screen. But we’re not actually communicating with a salesperson. The Home Shopping Network and QVC did not come around until the 1980’s. By then, stay-at-home moms could watch daytime TV and make a phone call to place an order. Now, we have online shopping. There is even an app called WhatNot that gives people the ability to have live online auctions and sell whatever they like.
