At Sweetz & More, I asked customer Steve Cicogna, pictured with sales associate Faye Woodman, what brought him there Saturday. He said, "I figured I'll take a ride today to Wiscasset and come to my favorite candy store." He had not known there was a sale on. "I think I did too much, but it's all for my grandkids." BOB BOND/40 Federal Studio Sarah Whitfield, pictured at Rock Paper Scissors with mother Jan Whitfield, said: "We always like to come out and support the businesses and do some early Christmas shopping on the early bird day. So, we wanted to try to hit all the businesses this morning." BOB BOND/40 Federal Studio In the Clover owner Kasey McNamara points out a discount to customer Marty Swenson. BOB BOND/40 Federal Studio Shannon McAulliffe, serving up the goodies at Treats, said business had been busy Saturday. BOB BOND/40 Federal Studio Old And Everlasting’s Rob Berry and Mary Ann Berry, with their dog Arthur, were having a retirement sale along with the Early Riser. BOB BOND/40 Federal Studio Linda Kristan said, “I have been shopping at Moulinette for many years and there's always something wonderful, beautiful, exciting, and different and the atmosphere is so inviting and you feel like you just stepped in, you know, perchance in Wiscasset into a bistro in Paris, so it's always charming and wonderful." BOB BOND/Federal Studio At Ames True Value Supply, Wayne Averill said: “Every day is good. And this morning (there were) even people here at 5.30 waiting." BOB BOND/40 Federal Studio Kim Hoare takes advantage of the discounts with Ames cashier Charity Locke. BOB BOND/40 Federal Studio Ray Walsh, manager at Big Al's Fireworks. BOB BOND/40 Federal Studio