Perkins Coie
              A Law Partnership Including Professional Corporations
          1201 Third Avenue, 40th Floor, Seattle, Washington 98101-3099
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                                November 7, 1995



Egghead, Inc.
22705 East Mission
Liberty Lake, WA  99019

               RE:  REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     We have acted as counsel to you in connection with the preparation of a
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") pursuant to
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), which you are filing with
the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to 275,000 shares of Common
Stock, $.01 par value per share (the "Shares"), which are to be issued pursuant
to the Egghead, Inc. Restated Nonemployee Director Stock Option Plan (the
"Plan").  We have examined the Registration Statement and such other documents
and records of Egghead, Inc. as we have deemed relevant and necessary for the
purposes of this opinion.

     Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the
Shares that will be issued pursuant to the Plan, upon the due execution by
Egghead, Inc. and the registration by its registrar of the Shares and the
issuance thereof by Egghead, Inc. in accordance with the terms of the Plan, and
the receipt of consideration therefor in accordance with the terms of the Plan,
will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

     We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement.  In giving such consent, we do not admit that we are in
the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act.

                                             Very truly yours,



                                             PERKINS COIE