***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.
Christen says
Mg ME!
I Love me some calcium! CA!
Ash says
Mg me!
I am definitely a girl who loves her Au, but finds it sadly in short supply these days! :)
Cris says
Mg ME!
I couldn’t go without my oxygen!
dana says
MG me, Please!
As a respiratory therapist, I have a healthy respect for Oxygen!
Beth says
Mg ME!
Jessica says
Mg ME!
Pt – it’s what my wedding rings are made of.
jenn says
Mg ME!! I’ll go with Helium, b/c that just seems fun.
Brianna says
Mg ME! Hmm, my favorite element today is Fe (Iron)– I just finished camping in the Iron Range for the weekend, so it seems appropriate!
Kim says
Mg Me!!! Hg=mercury!!! B/c it’s also a planet :) Two for the price of one!
Brooke Neuerman says
Mg ME! Hmmm…I would say Oxygen…I mean, we can’t live without it :)
Ellen Zerphey says
Mg ME!
Valerie says
“Mg ME!”
Is dust on the periodic tables? ‘Cause I’ve got plenty of that…. :) Hence why a vacuum is needed.
Emily V. says
Mg Me!
Oxygen for sure. Kind of important.
Portia says
Mg me!
Jenn Prather says
Mg ME!! I like Mg because in school it was ALWAYS the easiest one to remember!!!
Corrie says
MG Me!!
I love me some Pu. I mean who doesn’t love Pu. Plutonium. It’s what Doc in all that trouble in Back to the Future!
Beth says
Mg ME! Polonium – in honor of Marie Curie, a pioneer in the field of physics who also happened to be a strong inspiring female.
Heather K. says
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I love me some ‘He’! Balloons, blimps, chipmunk voices… all over, a good time!
Sara T says
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Haley c says
MG me!!!!!!!
heather says
mg me! How can I pick one favorite element when they are all so fabulous?
Mary K says
Mg Me! I love SODIUM. Anything salty- crackers, chips, french fries, you name it!
Jessica L. says
“Mg ME!” Pt. is my favorite because i love the look of platinum.
Shane says
Mg ME!
Cl (Chlorine), because it keeps our pool clean!
Pam says
Mg ME! Ok, I officially have spent WAY too much time pondering this question. I am still having a hard time committing…I’m going with Fe for Iron.
Brooke Jenkins says
Mg ME!
I think I’d go with Helium because I love balloons :)
Susannah says
Mg ME!
I’m going to go with Livermorium (Lv), one of the newest named elements because it was apparently previously known as ununhexium, which I think is nerdily hilarious.
Lori says
Mg ME!
So many to choose from, so little time…I’m a fan of Ga, or gallium. One of the very few metals that is liquid at room temperatures. And it’s purty.
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Maria says
Mg ME! I like potassium because it tricks you with a K! =)
Michelle says
Mg ME!
Hydrogen b/c I look at multiple sets of its absorption lines as a regular part of my work. :)
Tamisha says
Mg ME!
Hmmmm… so many lovely elements to choose from. I would say any of the Noble Gases. It always seemed weird to call gases “noble” but I kinda like it. Oh except Radon! Bad, bad radon!
Carolyn says
Mg ME!
How about palladium…. my husband’s wedding ring is made of it!
Holly says
Mg ME! Cobalt! What a great color!
Kerry says
MG me! (please!)
I love the O in that chart! Not only b/c we can breathe it but also because it joins with the H to form H2O!
Lindsey Richards says
Mg Me!!!!!
And Gold it is because it is what our wedding rings are made of, Vincent and I took old pieces of our families jewelry and had a goldsmith melt them down and remake them into our wedding rings. I love how gold has stood the test of time as an element of love.
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Wendy Benoit says
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Oxygen! So I can breathe :-) LOL
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Erin says
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H2O is my favorite element!
Lisa says
Mg ME! Pb (lead) for sure. Who wouldn’t love an element with ‘bum’ in it’s name!
Stephanie says
Mg ME! – Stephanie
Rachel says
Mg ME! Oxygen is my favorite element!
Alyssa Denzer says
Mg ME!
How can one pick just one element…they’re all so fun :)
Beth says
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Def Ag!
Sandra says
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My favorite element is Carbon.
brenda says
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Cu, copper because a wacky science teacher tried teaching us crazy ways to remember elements and I can picture him saying “See you later, copper” (as in police man). Yeah, 8th grade science class was crazy times.
Andrea says
Mg ME!
I’ll have to say silver is my favorite.
Emma says
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Cm – Curium because you don’t get much more sciencey bad-ass than Marie.
Becky says
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Definitely like oxygen!
Gennie says
Mg ME! I’m going to go with Ge – germanium, because those are the two first letters of my name.
Cindy says
“mg Me” OMG! I soooo want this bad boy. My vacuum feels so heavy it drives me crazy.
Kim says
Mg ME! Fe b/c I’m low on iron.