***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.
Stephanie says
Mg Me!!
My favorite is magnesium, because I really want to win this prize!!
Kacie says
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I love to vacuum and have a clean house. Strange I was just telling my boyfriend last night we needed to get a stronger vacuum!
Bonus Question: Theres so many awesome elements that can be used for so many different things! My favorite right now is Al
Aman says
Mg Me!! I would love an ORECK.
Manganese is my favorit element at the moment… my daughter just finished a project on this element.
Courtney says
Mg me! I’d have to go with carbon since it makes up such a huge part of all of my favorite people!
Chelsea says
Mg ME!
I always liked iron ’cause it seemed to have a built-in way to remember it (Fe sounds like “heavy”). But today…I’m pretty partial to Mg!
Elizabeth says
Mg ME!!
Plutonium…reminds me of back to the future…
Nichole says
Mg me!!
merideth says
Mg ME…..I love FE Iron bc its strong!
STACY says
“Mg ME!”
He : because its fun!!!!
Valerie says
Mg ME! I love He, it provides some great chipmunk-voice opportunities!
Emily says
Mg Me!!!
I would have to say, first, Potassium because it’s essential to keep our hearts in a good rhythm and is one of the labs I look for with my surgical patients and the second would be helium because it reminds me of the great times I had with my dad when we owned a hot air balloon!
Alycia says
Mg ME! I would say silver is my favorite!
Jenn says
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Carbon because without it nothing would exist!
Brigidanne says
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If I will Mg will become my favorite.
Heather / It's So Suburban says
Mg ME! Um, K?
Aimee L says
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Oxygen..I like breathing.
Allison says
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Favorite element is Cobalt. I don’t know why, maybe because it’s a pretty color? And I don’t know what it is? Neon is pretty cool too . . .
:)
Holly says
Mg ME!
Manganese, just because.
Gina H. says
Mg ME!!
My favorite is Nitrogen…important in plants, people, food, everything!
Paul says
mg me!
oxygen – most necessary and therefore, my favorite.
Jennifer Niemann says
Mg me!! Pleease! Awesome giveaway, I need a vacuum so bad, been saving up for a new one!
My favorite would have to be Au!
Natalie says
Mg ME! Although I despise chemistry (not my favorite class in school), I am a fan of Oxygen. In fact, I’d like to get out of my office right now and breathe some of that freshness!
Carolyn says
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I’m going with potassium “K” because it’s the only one I know! (I had to do a report on it in college which is the only reason I even know one element!)
Dana says
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K, Potassium. My sons favorite food is banana. Except he sticks his tongue out while he says it, so it’s more like la-la-na.
lindsey says
Mg ME!!!
Ca is my element of choice–for the strength it gives my body, the shell it creates around our backyard barnyard eggs, and the way it makes my favorite food (cheese!) a necessary daily snack.
Wendi says
Mg Me! I’m lovin’ me some H2O right now because it is scorching in the midwest!
stacey says
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Jordon says
Mg ME!!! My favorite element is Ne – Neon!
Britta says
Mg ME!!! My favorite element is Cd! I remember always liking that one in high school science, but I can’t remember why :)
megan e. says
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Krypton. Blame Superman.
Becky S. says
Mg me! I’m pretty sure I like oxygen. I find it important in day to day life. :)
Angie says
MG ME!!! I did really REALLY bad in Chemistry class in high school… so, I have to look up the periodic table to tell you what ANY of the elements are! But after looking, I’d say my fav would be Aluminum. Simply because it has the same initials as me, Al, and I could remember it on all those stinkin’ chemistry tests. Oh, and it’s element #13, and 13 tends to be a prominent number in my life.
Lori K says
Mg ME! This would be so sweet to own (and I would totally donate my old vac to my daughter)
Kirstin says
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I am a fan of platinum!
Kirstin says
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Oxygen is good times
Andrea says
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My fave element is Hydrogen. It’s always nice to be first :)
Brittany says
Mg Me! My favorite is Pd (Palladium).
Lacey says
Well, Mg me! I’m a real-life chemist and I think it would be the epitome of nerd life to have a Magnesium vacuum! If I had a favorite element….maybe Helium, because how fun is helium, right?
Amy says
Mg me! Okay, definitely a chemistry nerd here. When I was in AP Chem in high school, my class put the periodic table on the class room ceiling. I like Tungsten (W) because it’s the element I got to create! Bonus… only one letter!
Ashley Rosales says
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Helium!
Krista says
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I like gold and silver, but I think I’d probably have to say I like oxygen the best!
Gwynne says
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I’m a fan of Zinc.
Gwendolyn says
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My favorite element, without a doubt, is Pt: Platinum! Add in a little diamond and you’re good to go :)
Marlene says
Mg ME!!!!!!!
Mae says
Mg Me! My favorite is Na! But, not too much, just a little dash!
Becky says
MgME! I’ll take Au anytime…gotta save for retirement!
Lindsay says
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Definitely Na! Mm salt.
Laura says
Mg ME! I’m a pretty big fan of oxygen…
Kimmy says
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I have to go with H2O….especially in the summer!
Valerie says
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Favorite element is Ca = Calcium, b/c I love milk (esp. when paired with cookies!)