Your husband is the one being historically cautious here.
Pantyhose “in an egg” packaging did exist, but it wasn’t exactly a literal hard plastic egg like a toy—it was more of a sealed oval capsule/blister-style container used for novelty marketing, especially in the 1960s–1970s.
One of the most famous examples was:
- L’eggs pantyhose (introduced in 1969 by Hanes)
They were sold in a distinctive plastic “egg” pod designed to:
- protect the hosiery from damage
- stand out in grocery stores and drugstores (not just clothing shops)
- make pantyhose feel like a modern, everyday convenience item rather than luxury apparel
At the time, it was actually a big retail innovation—people really do remember it because it was unusual compared to traditional packaging.
So:
- Yes, it happened.
- No, it wasn’t a literal chicken-egg, but a branded plastic capsule shaped like one.
- And yes, it’s one of those “wait, that was real?” memories that tends to divide generations.
If you want, I can show how it was marketed or why it was such a big deal in retail history—it’s a surprisingly interesting case of packaging psychology.
