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Barnes & Noble Celebrates Angry Birds Day As Official U.S. Partner

By TechTaffy Desk

Angry Birds Day will be landing in neighborhood Barnes & Noble bookstores nationwide on December 11. As the official U.S. partner for National Angry Birds Day, Barnes & Noble is bringing “fowl play” to its more than 700 bookstores by hosting the first-ever exclusive Birds & Noble Scavenger Hunt.

Customers can search the stores once each hour between the hours of 11am – 3pm for special hidden Mighty Eagle tokens, and become eligible to win a grand prize Angry Birds t-shirt. Along with the Birds & Noble Scavenger Hunt, customers can visit Barnes & Noble stores for other  activities, including coloring or high score contests, design your own Angry Birds character, Angry Birds Parades and guessing games.

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