***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***
Wow. You guys are a lot more opinionated about the periodic table than I had assumed. Anyways, random.org selected the winner of this giveaway as… Andi W. (who likes Sodium for all of the salty snacks it provides, but admitted “My inner nerd wants to vote adamantium.”) Congrats Andi!
Hold onto your seats, chemistry nerds. We’re giving away some magnesium this week. It’s coming in the form of Oreck’s latest and lightest-weight upright vacuum ever – the Magnesium. In fact, at less than 8lbs it weighs in at about half the poundage of an ordinary upright. Not to mention its skinny but strong frame slides naturally under furniture and other hard-to-reach dust bunny havens. Oreck’s also throwing in the Ultimate Handheld Vac to round out your cleaning repertoire – and to boost the prize value to nearly $600!
- PRIZE: An Oreck Magnesium upright vacuum and the Oreck Ultimate Handheld Vac (a $599 value).
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “Mg ME!” and tell us…
- BONUS QUESTION: … (you ready for this?) what’s your favorite element on the periodic table? Are you a big fan of Oxygen because of the whole breathing thing? Or Sodium because you’re a salty food addict? Or perhaps good ol’ Au & Ag (aka Gold and Silver)?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, June 27th at 8pm EST or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- DISCOUNT: 15% off any Oreck product with code YOUNGHOUSELOVE (valid through July 9, excludes sale or refurbished items)
- PRIZE SHIPS: The United States (although we do try to wrangle as many international giveaways as possible)
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…
Note: We aren’t paid or perked for hosting these giveaways, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of Oreck.
Ellie Busker says
Mg ME!
Neon does it for me!
anne says
Mg ME! I like I for Iodine, no goiters here thank you
Leah says
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Fe because it has nothing to do with the actual letters of the element.
Ashley says
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My favorite element is silver.
Sue says
Mg ME!! I do have a thing for Oxygen!
Melissa says
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Carbon is my favorite element as it is present in all forms of life. It makes me feel connected to other living things.
M Strolle says
MG me! CU is my favorite, I love how it turns a beautiful green when exposed to the elements. I remember looking for copper nuggets in the UP of Michigan when we would visit my grandma in the summer!
S Reeves says
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I was not a good chemistry student in high school. Although I think the design and typography of the Periodic Table chart is exceptionally beautiful. So as a group I like them all.
Alison says
Mg ME! please
Susan M. says
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I’ll say AG — Silver! My favorite for jewelry :)
Brandy says
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I’m a big chemistry nerd (it’s actually what my bachelor’s degree is) so I love all the elements. Electron configuration is my idea of a good time ;)
Marie says
Mg ME! I’d have to say Silver :)
kathryn says
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Krypton because it is the only one I could remember since it reminded me of Superman!
julie says
Mg me! my favorite element is Na – Sodium! cause I love me some salt
Michelle says
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Funny you should ask about my favorite element. Just (very) recently, several new elements were added, developed at the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory. One being, #116, Livermorium. Since I live nearby, I’ll call that my favorite!
Amanda says
Mg ME! I love Neon and Beryllium–no rhyme or reason why, though!
Stacy says
Mg ME! I like Neon just because it is fun and is “in” in fashion now!
Jerri says
Mg ME! Our vacuum is on its last leg so this would be a great prize to win. I’m really digging Au (Gold) and Cu (Copper)in the home lately–so pretty!
Emili says
Mg ME! Love Sodium, I think a little to much!
Sabra Rollins says
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Always remembered Cu for copper with a fun little ditty: C u later, copper.
laura says
Mg ME! I guess I don’t have a favorite….is that allowed? haha.
Emily says
Mg ME! I like AG…and I still remember who my chemistry teacher taught to remember the difference between AU and AG…AG = Ain’t Gold!
Meagan S says
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Definitely Oxygen for the whole breathing thing. And it’s a great magazine!
Laura T says
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Carbon, baby!
Jennifer says
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I like Au because it reminds me of the old joke on “Facts of Life”. Tootie is trying to help Natalie memorize the periodic table, and she said that Gold is easy. “Pretend you are in the park and someone runs up and steals your GOLD bracelet. You just shout ‘A! U!’
:)
Tracy says
Mg ME!
I love me some Fe!
(Iron).
Torey says
MAG ME. . I’m gonna go with Lead because the symbol is Pb
Kim says
Mg ME please! I’m terrible at science so I really don’t have a clue!
Heather says
Mg me!!! Mercury – just because I looooooooove mercury glass!
ABC says
Mg me!! Oxygen is high on the list … although Ununoctium appeals for its silly name. :-)
Kelly says
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I’ll go with Tungsten as my favorite for these reasons:
1. Its symbol is a W, which has nothing to do with the letters in the element
2. One of its ores is wolframite, which I always thought was funny
3. IT PROVIDES LIGHT, which is something that many of us in Henrico county are SORELY LACKING after yesterday’s tornadoes!!!
Sara says
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Potassium, I could always remember it’s symbol – K.
Jeremy says
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I’ll say Fe, because iron is the primary component in steel, which is a fun material to build all kinds of stuff with.
Ashley D. says
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I’m going to be a little greedy and mix two elements together. I pick H20 because it’s my favorite drink!
Jessica says
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Krypton…because, why not?
Tara F says
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Suzanne says
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My favorite is W (tungsten) because it is super hard and indistructable and also what my husbands wedding ring is made out of!
Lauri says
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Rebekah says
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My favorite element-Rubidium because it’s fun to say! I need a new vacuum too!
Jessica says
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Americium – Happy 4th of July!
Molly says
Au, fo sho.
Melissa C says
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Sharon says
Mg ME! I’ll go with oxygen, since it’s so necessary! :)
Laura says
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I am a fan of AL Aluminum…it is very useful in many different ways.
Jenna says
Mg me! My favorite element would be Rutherfordium, because Kurt Vonnegut’s Sirens of Titan is my favorite book. And, yes, I just decided that by looking at the Periodic Table for 5 minutes.
Amanda B says
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Americium, because it make me think of American and I love my country!
karlee says
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Au…I love me some gold.
Michele O says
Mg ME! I love sodium!
Rachael says
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Element 36, Kryptonite. Paying homage to my favorite superhero, Superman.
Brooke says
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CL Chlorine is my favorite–I grew up swimming competitively and couldn’t do it without some Chlorine in the pool!