***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.
Lisa says
Mg ME!! Ag, because I <3 silver.
Christine says
MG me! Gold is my favorite!
Corey Maxwell says
Mg ME!!!!!!
Jackie says
Mg me! I am going to have to go with Silver because it matches most of my jewelery!
Bethany H says
Mg Me
I have to say sodium, because my son is on sodium supplements after a health scare and the sodium continues to make him healthier!!
t says
Mg Me.
O – can never get enough oxygen!
Abby says
Mg me!! I’m struggling to remember much of the periodic table, so I’m going to go with oxygen!
Grace says
Mg ME! My favorite element is hydrogen!
Danielle says
Mg me!
S (sulfur) does some pretty awesome inorganic chemistry and is one of the main elements used in production. (I’m finishing up my chemistry degree right now, hehe.)
Jayme says
Mg ME!
I actually am a fan of Magnesium because I’m caffeine intolerant and Mg helps with the shakiness, dizziness and nausea if I accidentally drink something with caffeine without realizing it.
Laura says
Mg ME! Titanium :)
Elena says
Mg Me!
I choose BE (Beryllium) because B and E are my husband’s and my initials.
Kate Leonard says
Mg ME!
If I remember back to 8th grade science class, I think I remember Salt being on there. And I like salt because I like to eat delicious salty things! : )
Melinda says
Bk because I live in Berkeley, which really is science central.
Carmen says
Mg ME!
Ag… Silver is my favorite, and one of the few I can remember.
Amy Dixon says
MG ME! I am a fan of Oxygen b/c I need it to breathe. :)
Liz says
Mg me! I wish I had a favorite element on the periodic table but unfortunately I took it in summer school and never quite learned anything – the teacher was so low quality he left the room during tests for smoke breaks (great education, right?).
Anneliese says
Mg ME!
I’m a fan of Lead because I like to kick it old school (or is that Old Skool? I’m so out of touch!)
Kristen Miller says
Mg ME!
I really like the combo of H(2) and O :)
Jen says
Mg ME!
Au…always precious Au!
Ana says
Mg ME!
Fave element: As (arsenic) for 2 reasons. 1) Its symbol is a standalone word (important for a word nerd) and 2) it’s deadly, which is cool for an element.
Gabriella @ Our Life In Action says
Mg ME!
You can’t go wrong with ruthenium….I could never pronounce it so it gave me the giggles. If it can make you laugh…why it’s a keeper in my books!
Cathy says
Mg ME!
Au & Ag because I love jewelry.
Emily Jones says
Mg ME!!!!!!!!
I’m going to have to go with Au. I’ve been really into gold jewelry lately (fake and real!)
Mark S says
Mg ME!
I’ll say Francium. Most unstable element! Here one minute, gone the next!
Vicki says
Mg ME!!
I’m going to go with Oxygen. It keeps me alive!
sarah says
Mg ME! My favorite element on the periodic table is Oxygen because it’s the only one I know! : )
Sarah says
Mg ME! I’ll have to go with Oxygen.
Faith Plvan says
Mg ME! I’m going with Ag because I love silver jewelry!
Michelle says
Mg ME! Love all the elements!!
Jennifer says
Mg ME! K for potassium – I love bananas!
amybeth says
Mg Me! I’m going to go with Helium because I sing a mean “Lollipop Gang.”
Curis says
Mg Me!
Ag – Silver.
Randee J. says
I think my favorite is oxygen- very thankful for it!
julie says
Mg me!
Sodium, baby! My husband said that he wants a tshirt for me that just says, “Needs salt.”
Haleigh says
MG ME!!
Emma says
Mg Me!
Ag (gold) of course!
Catherine says
Mg ME!
Potassium (K) is a fun one.
Jenn says
Mg ME! I always liked Sodium. As a kid I could remember that NaCl was Sodium Chloride (salt) easily because it was mentioned in the Disney movie “The Great Mouse Detective”. :)
Kris says
I love Am which is for Americium- I am a military wife and it reminds me of how proud I am of my husband, plus its very fitting since its almost the 4th of July!
lauren says
Mg ME!
Definitely not Nickel! I developed a severe allergy to it this year (how weird is that?) Turns out my gold wedding rings are cut with nickel too, so I can’t wear them now. What in the world?!
SallyR says
Mg, ME! Gotta go with oxygen because well — I gotta have it.
Maribeth says
Mg ME! as a runner i’m going to have to go with K- we need our potassium!
sarah says
MG ME!!
Ca – Calcium mainly because I love all things dairy but also for those strong bones
Staci says
Mg ME!
Pt, because it’s what my engagement ring is made of and it’s shiny! :)
Klyn says
Mg ME!!!! I have 4 kids I need this so badly!
I have blocked out high school chemistry. Maybe I need to go back and brush up on my elements.
Jeanna says
Mg ME! I am going to have to go with Oxygen today because my allergies are making it really hard to breath.
Jessica says
Mg ME! From the inside out, I need carbon & oxygen and gold & silver! :-)
Erin says
Mg me
Mercury – I love silver
Chelsea R says
MG ME! I am going to go with Ne because I love the neon trend right now!