***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.
Stacey E says
Mg ME!!!
Zada says
Mg ME!!
Definitely gold, for obvious reasons! :)
Lara says
Mg ME!
Oxygen, because without it, we wouldn’t be alive!
Sheri says
Mg ME! I’ll choose Ca (Calcium). Who doesn’t want strong teeth and bones?
Matt L. says
Mg Me! I have to say that I’m a fan of Cobalt – just because of the color…
Michelle says
Mg Me!
Favorite element…I’m going with Pt–platinum.
darla says
Mg ME!! I’ll have to go with oxygen because I do like to breathe! :)
Kristy says
Mg ME!!!
Favorite element: Ah! The element of surprise.
Joanna says
Mg ME!
I say sodium (Na) because I always worked extra hard in chemistry class to remember the symbols that didn’t match the name!
Tina H. says
Mg ME! Oxygen for me.
Christina says
Mg me! I liked the periodic table when I could actually remember it :)
Ellen says
Mg ME! I’m a big fan of Helium because it makes things fly! Balloons make everything happy :)
janell says
Mg ME!
Rita says
Mg ME!!!! Copper is my favorite – it can be found in accents in my flower gardens and in my kitchen!!
Maria says
Mg ME!
Manganese: the essentials is my favorite. I like the color.
Leslie says
Mg ME! I never was a fan of Chemistry… my high school teacher used to shoot the kids with Nerf balls when they got the answers wrong. Ahhh, flashbacks!!!!
Claire says
Mg ME!
Carbon, the building block of life, found in just about everything.
Kate C says
Mg Me! Good ol’ sodium. It’s a critical component of my job!
Brynn says
Mg ME!
My favorite is Rh (rhodium) for jewelry plating. Looks like platinum without the cost!
Aurelie says
Mg me!
I like Au (for my name) and californium (because that’s just cool)
Katie says
Mg ME!! Never thought about my favorite element before but who can say no to some au & ag? Unless of course I win this drawing in which case I’ll DEFINITELY be an Mg convert – just sayin’
sarah says
Mg me please!
How about sodium? Seems important…
Mindy M. says
Mg ME! I guess I’m partial to good ole’ numero uno (Hydrogen). He’s a pretty necessary element to life.
Melissa says
Mg ME! HE Helium! I love to talk funny. :)
Becky Johnson says
Mg ME! Na please pass the salt. I couldn’t live without it!
Casey J says
Mg ME!
Definitely gold and silver..I could use some more of that around here!
Valerie says
Mg Me!
I’m going with Ca. I do love a good glass of milk!
Megan says
Mg Me!
Manganese (Mn) because those are going to be my new initials when I get married in a month! :)
Lindsey K says
Mg ME!! I like Ne (Neon!) just because it seems fun :)
Lisa says
Mg ME!!
I am a big nerd… so its hard to choose :) But I do love Copper
Stephen says
Mg ME!
Oxygen…ahhhhh!
Sonya says
Mg ME!
I’ll go with N, since it’s so important in protein and gardening. As a vegetarian, I get most of my N from beans, and try to beef up my garden with compost. I’ve found that dumping in a bag of steer manure compost in with the oodles of leaves I get from the leaf exchange makes red worms magically appear and really speeds up the composting process.
Boy oh boy, how I would love a new vacuum.
Rachel says
Mg me! I’ve never posted here before but I couldn’t resist this one. I went to a super nerdy high school (word on the street is that John went there too…) and at one point we all had to memorize the periodic table. I made up crazy ways to remember each of the 100+ elements and I still remember element with atomic number 99, Einsteinium. Why? I would just tell myself that I had 99 problems but this test ain’t one… get it? Einstein was smart and would have aced this test? Jay-Z? No? It was a personal coping mechanism I guess. Love your stuff!
Jami says
mg ME! Au of course!
Nirja says
Mg me, please!
Jessica B. says
Mg ME!! And my favorite element is definitely NEON!
Kim Beckley says
Mg ME! My favorite element is Krypton – Kr – but if I win Magnesium will be my new favorite element.
Mayank says
Mg me!
Melissa H says
Mg Me! How bout Boron? Is that a real element?
Jenny says
Mg ME!
I like helium because it makes your voice sound funny!
melrose says
Ti – Titanium! It makes fireworks pretty!
I need a new Oreck, too!
Thx!
Adriana says
Mg me! I like Fe = because it’s strong in so many ways.
Karyl says
Mg Me!
Tough choice between Si (silicon) for sandy beaches and Ni (nickel) since I have a weird fetish for old nickel faucets!
Emily says
Mg Me!
I’d have to go with carbon as my favorite element, as it is the basis of all life forms…
Alisha S says
Mg ME!
Love Silver!
Meagan Ferrari says
Mg ME!!!!!!!!!
I will have to go with “He” because who doesn’t like a noble gas? ;)
Andrew says
Mg me!
I like the noble gases
Vanessa says
Mg Me!! I’m going to go with oxygen because I’m seven weeks pregnant and my baby is stealing all of mine. I’m out of breath with just a little walking, but I know its worth it :)
Jessi S says
Mg ME!! My favorite would have to be gold. :)
Emily says
My favorite element is Copper (Cu, atomic number 29). I love that it is so versatile and can be used for a variety of things, from pipes to pesticides!