Egghead.com Expands Operations in Vancouver, Washington.

Clark County Welcomes Egghead.com to Its New Location With Ribbon Cutting

Ceremony, Thursday, December 14th

VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 13 /PRNewswire/ --

Egghead.com(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: EGGS), a leading Internet direct marketer of technology and related products, announced today that it will open the doors to its new Vancouver, WA location with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, December 14th. Mayor Pro Tem, Dan Tonkovich, will kick off the ceremony at 9:30 a.m. The new location in Clark County will house Egghead.com's growing outbound telesales force, which focuses on outreach to the company's core Small- to Medium-sized Business (SMB) customers. Egghead.com currently has almost 200 Business Account Managers and will continue hiring through the first quarter of 2001 as the company builds this team to its projected goal of 300 members.

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As one of the fastest-growing up-and-coming industrial hubs in the Northwest, Clark County, WA has proven to be an excellent location for the expansion of Egghead.com's outbound telesales force. "We have been pleased with the quality of the work force that has recently joined the Egghead.com team and we're confident they will allow us to continue expansion of our business sales outreach efforts," stated Norman Hullinger, vice president of Sales and Operations for Egghead.com. Mr. Hullinger also stated that Egghead was delighted with the reception that they received from the Staff of the City of Vancouver during the development phase for this new location, and further, was particularly impressed with the Staff's energetic spirit of cooperation as well as their progressively minded operating philosophy.

With the addition of the Business to Business Initiatives and the recent relocation of several of Egghead.com's Technical and Accounting functions, approximately 75% of the company's 725 positions are now based in Vancouver, WA.

WHAT:

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the New Egghead.com Clark County Location

WHERE:

Egghead.com, Inc.

206 S. Grand Blvd Vancouver, WA 98661

WHEN:

Thursday, December 14th at 9:30 a.m.

About Egghead.com

Egghead.com is a leading Internet direct marketer of technology and related products. With an emphasis on Small- to Medium- sized Business (SMB) customers, Egghead.com offers a wide range of products from computer hardware and software, consumer electronics and office products, to sporting goods and vacation packages. Its Clearance, After Work and Auction formats offer bargains on excess and closeout goods and services. Egghead.com combines broad selection, low prices, and excellent service to provide an outstanding online shopping experience for businesses and consumers. Egghead.com is located on the Internet at www.egghead.com.

NOTE: Egghead.com is a registered trademark of Egghead.com, Inc. All other companies and their brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to statements relating to: the company's financial outlook for future periods; and the company's success in the small- to medium-sized business market. These forward-looking statements are based on information available to the company at the time of this release and the company assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. The statements in this release are not guarantees of future performance and actual results could differ materially from current expectations as a result of numerous factors. For example: the company's focus on sales to business customers may be more costly or difficult than anticipated; the company may not be successful in fully staffing its business account management team; and continued strong competition may make it difficult to increase or maintain revenues or gross margins. These and other risks and uncertainties associated with the business are detailed in Egghead.com's most recent Forms 10-K and 10-Q which are on file with the SEC and available through www.sec.gov.