Nicole Colby clutched a box of antique glass bottles as she explored the Way Way Store’s going-away sale in Saco on Saturday morning.

Colby, 44, of Saco, had been poking around the sale all morning in search of unique items, especially glass bottles.

“There are a lot of cool things,” she said. “It’s just been fun to check it out and say goodbye to a local institution.”

Among Colby’s treasures were a square bottle with a lily pattern on the front, and an old vinegar bottle with an etching of a woman.

The bottles, she said, will be used for flowers and plant cuttings.

“They’re really unique,” Colby said. “It’s stuff that’s hard to find and is sought after.”

That was the purpose of Saco’s iconic Way Way Store — unique, antique items not found in many other local shops.

The Way Way Store — named for being “way, way” out of downtown Saco — first opened in 1929 as somewhat of a service plaza, offering gasoline, food and restrooms to travelers.

When Peter Scontras and his wife, Bridget Scontras, took over the store in 2011, they began selling canoes, antique items like road signs and old cars, and penny candy.

After Bridget Scontras passed away from Parkinson’s disease in October, Peter Scontras decided to retire, ending the Way Way Store’s nearly 100 year run.

Saturday’s “epic” yard sale was not only a way for the store to sell off its remaining items, but for locals to own a piece of Way Way history.

“We have tons of antiques,” Peter Scontras said. “We have a lot of signs, old-fashioned meat grinders and an old telephone booth.”

By early Saturday afternoon, the telephone booth was still standing in the Way Way Store.

“I’m not sure what we’re going to do with that,” Scontras said.

The morning of the sale began with sunshine, but by 10 a.m., the skies had opened up, drenching the event in cold rain.

But that didn’t stop shoppers.

Alex Artemyev, 59, of Arundel, found a couple of treasures at the sale: boxing gloves, and a couple of glass bottles.

What he would miss most of all about the Way Way Store, he said, is the candy.

For many, the Way Way Store, including its iconic penny candy, brought back nostalgia. That was the primary driver of Saturday’s sale.

Melissa Allen, 66, of Scarborough, said she visited the sale for the nostalgia and just for fun. She wasn’t looking for anything specific, but she wanted to see what was available.

“Everybody was always so friendly here,” Allen said. “It brings back good memories.”

Joanna Gordon, 47, of Gorham, also attended the sale out of curiosity.

“I’m shocked at how much is already gone,” she said.

While the Way Way Store will be closed indefinitely after this weekend’s yard sale, those seeking penny candy and a taste of Saco’s history can find it at The Saco Scoop in downtown Saco, where Scontras donated all of the store’s candy.

“It’s the Way Way Store 2.0,” Scontras said.