Boothbay Early Bird 2013

New details about Boothbay Harbor's Early Bird Sale and celebration, to be held on Saturday, November 23, 2013, were announced today.
It's Early Bird time. Silliness is encouraged...
Besides the crazy discounts offered by more than 60 stores, there will be a Jammie Judging Contest and the running of the 4th Annual Boothbay Harbor Early Bird Bed Race.
In Boothbay Harbor, Jammies are the preferred dress code for both Early Birds and store personnel. The more outlandish, the better. Nobody crawls out of bed in the morning with their pride intact. So, leave your pride behind and join us, AS IS. Some stores even add to the discount they offer if the customer is Jammie clad. So, when in Rome...
The Jammie Judging Contest will be held on the Library lawn at 10am. At 10:30am prizes will be awarded for:

• Best Jammies
• Best Footwear
• Best Headwear
• Best Children's PJ's (under 12)
• Best Group of Shoppers (in Jammies, of course)

The Bed Race will be held from 11am - Noon on Howard Street, just behind the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library. You can enter a five person team in the competition by submitting a registration form on or before 11/18.
Forms can be picked up and submitted at these businesses:

• Video Loft/Radio Shack - Meadow Mall
• House of Logan - Townsend Avenue
• Janson's Clothing - On the Square
• Boothbay Register - 97 Townsend

Prizes will be awarded for:

• Best decorated bed
• Fastest and second fastest race time

Prizes will be:

• A 3 week all expenses paid vacation in Fiji
• A one week all expenses paid vacation in Detroit
• A $17.88 Gift Certificate from Big Al's
• A Gallon of 87 Octane gas
• The same trophy that has been handed down from winner to winner for the last three years
• The Bed Bug Award (you don't want to know...)

Early Bird is all about FUN. If you're a FUN person, we hope you'll drop by and see us. If you're not a FUN person, come see what you've been missing. It rubs off.

What: Boothbay Harbor Early Bird Sale AND Pajama and Bed Race Funday. Come for the bargains and door prizes, and join in the fun at the Pajama Judging Contest and the 3rd running of Boothbay Harbor's hilarious Bed Race.

Grab some of the best bargains of the year. Discounts from 10%, 20% and even 70% off regular prices, some storewide, others two for the price of one, and drawings for door prizes are offered by many stores.

Dress in your jammies, and some businesses will give you an extra 10% discount.

A wide range of products are on sale! Food, coffee, costume jewelry, clothing, pet items, fashion accessories, shoes, children's, gifts, popcorn, books, stationery, wine, fresh produce, paint, auto service, tanning, T-shirts, Radio Shack merchandise, YMCA offers, fabric, novelties, skincare, antiques, art and framing, handcrafts, imports, plants, hairstyling, yarn, tea, massage therapy, Christmas items, beads, dog training, home décor, Maine made products, and much more.

Where: Boothbay Harbor (plus some businesses in Boothbay and Edgecomb)
Knock yourself out bargain hunting in Boothbay Harbor's shops, then take a break around 10 a.m. on the Library lawn to laugh heartily at both the Pajama Judging Contest and the hard running (and funning) teams competing in the town's third annual Bed Race.

When: Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013, officially from 6-9 a.m., but some stores offer all day specials. Pajama judging and Bed Race usually happen between 10 and 11 a.m. The earlier you shop, the bigger the bargains.

Who: In 2012, 64 businesses took part in Boothbay Harbor's Early Bird Sale. Participants and supporters included:

• About Face
• Bank of Maine
• Bath Savings
• Bead for Life
• Bonnie's A Cut Above, Boothbay
• Boothbay Harbor Framers
• Boothbay Region Greenhouses
• Boothbay Register
• Calypso
• Cannery
• Casual Interiors
• Center Café, Boothbay
• Christmas Magic
• Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay
• Coastal Maine Gifts
• Coastal Maine Popcorn Company
• Cutting Edge
• Dragonfly Massage
• Edgecomb Potters
• Enchantments
• Eventide Epicurean Specialties
• First Federal Savings
• Gold/Smith Gallery
• goobies
• Good 'N You Fuel Service
• Hammond Lumber
• Hannaford
• Harbor Depot
• Harbor General Store
• House of Logan
• J. Edward Knight Insurance
• Janson's Clothing Store
• John Edwards Jewelry & Design
• Keller Williams Real Estate/Maude Wright
• Log Cabin Shoes
• MacNab's Premium Tea & Fine Yarns, Boothbay
• Maine Made and More
• Mama D's
• McSeagull's Restaurant
• Molly at Onboard Fabrics, Edgecomb
• Mung Bean
• Oak Street Provisions
• Oasis Day Spa
• Palabra Shop
• Positively Best Friends, Wiscasset
• Pottle Realty Group
• Red Cup Coffeehouse
• River's End - Boothbay
• Sadie Green's Emporium
• Shear Artistry Family Hair Salon
• Sherman's Books & Stationery
• Shirts by the Bay
• Silver Lining
• Slick's
• Smiling Cow/Gimbel’s
• Sweet Bay
• Tindal & Callahan Real Estate
• Two Salty Dogs
• Video Loft/Radio Shack
• Villa
• YMCA

How: Target your favorite stores and products and time your visit when they offer the biggest discounts. Then, visit other stores you don't know as well to find bargains you can't resist, and enjoy the Pajama Judging Contest and Bed Race. Whatever you do, have fun!

Share your best shopping strategies and invite your friends and family by RSVP’ing on our Facebook event page by clicking here.