***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.
Dana P. says
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I like O2 precisely for life.
Lou Anne says
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My favorite element is potassium because its symbol is “K,” the first letter of my last name (maiden AND married!). Love this question!!
Kate Marshall says
Mg ME! Carbon’s my favorite, for the whole “building blocks of life” deal.
Jackie says
Mg Me! I would have to say Au – always love a good piece of gold jewlery!
Kari @ Human, MD says
Mg me! I’m torn between Pb (lead) and Nitrogen.
Abra says
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My fave is Krypton, because it is a Noble gas, and also Superman’s secret shame.
SalBug says
Mg ME! Au for sure!
Colleen says
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Magnesium, actually. It’s a natural preventive remedy for migraines. :)
Candace says
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Xe/Xenon. Because it’s oh so Superman-y!
Also, wtf: Uuu… “Unununium”!
Laura says
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I love vacuuming and am in need of a new one in a bad way!
Au and Ag because they were/are the only ones I remember from high school. Plus, gold and silver really are the best.
JF Silver says
Mg ME! Silver is obvi my fave element, in honor of my last name :)
Whitney says
Mg ME!. Oxygen is pretty great… :)
Jamie says
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Would have to be silver…
christina says
Mg me … I like radium (Ra) since it was discovered by Marie Curie!
Kris says
I love Am- which is for Americium! I am a military wife and this reminds me of how proud I am of my husband- plus its very fitting since its almost the 4th of july!!
Sally says
Mg ME! I’m a big fan of silver – love its luster and shine. Maybe I’m a magpie at heart, like Sherry!
feep says
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Flourine, but only because it is the 9th element.
Amanda says
Mg Me! My favorite element in middle school was “As” because it was my initials… until I learned it was Arsenic.
SJ says
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Neon! I am obsessed!
Candy says
Mg me! I’ve always liked K – potassium.
Cara says
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My fav elements are Br(omine) and Ba(rium) because I love “Breaking Bad”!
Stephanie D. says
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I wasn’t great at chemistry, and iron (Fe) was the one element I could always remember.
Alissa says
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I’m afraid high school Chemistry is a very distant memory!!
Caanan says
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I’ll have to go with AU. In 6th or 7th grade, my science teacher had all these sayings to help us remember the periodic chart, and “A U, bring me back my gold watch!” is one I still remember. And you can’t go wrong with AU when you went to Auburn University.
Pamela says
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Hydrogen is my favorite!
Tracy says
Mg ME! I’ll go with Au cuz who doesn’t like a beautiful element like gold!?
Brenda says
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I like the Noble Gases lined up on the right side of the Periodic Table: He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, Rn.
Ginny A says
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Sarah says
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Hmmm… I tried to forget all of the elements on the periodic table after the pain of having to memorize those symbols for chemistry class! I will go with Mn, Manganese because it is a fun word to say. :-)
kate C. says
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Carbon – necessary for life and also gives us diamonds – What’s not to like!
Tonya S says
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I just love oxygen…it’s like a breath of fresh air! (corny)
Julie says
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Carbon – because I love organic life! My family, my pets, and my garden :)
sarah @ sarah learns says
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Zn is my favorite enzyme because zinc sounds like my last name –> Zinkel! :)
Roberta says
Mg ME…..I think my favorite is Co, just because cobalt blue is such a great color!
Andrew D. says
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MG is my favorite element. Our favorite vacuum is named after it! And it’s the 8th most abundant element in the Earth’s crust (thank you Wikipedia.org)!
Ashley R says
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I’m a big fan of potassium…the ‘K’ always trips people up.
Stephanie says
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Ca, Calcium! I love me some ice cream nom nom nom!
Alice says
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Gold is a girl’s best friend.
Shanna R says
Mg ME! K – goes with my Shanna-Banana nickname.
Randi says
Mg Me! this is a hard question, I think Zinc (Zn) would be my favorite I think, no idea why
Catherine says
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Today, my favorite is Fe, Iron. I like that the letters don’t match the element name. Odd sense of humor, I guess.
leiann says
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You can’t go wrong with sodium. Whether it’s in the ocean or on a chip, it’s all usually good!
Courtney says
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Bonus Question: NEON! Because the color is all the rage right now and it looks so great when decorating!!
Kara j says
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Brooke says
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Mercury has always had me fascinated ever since I did a report on it in sixth grade. I mean, talk about unique properties!
Anna says
Mg Me! I seriously am awful at chemistry, or should I say was, I haven’t thought about it since Junior year of high school :)
Lara says
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Susan Nicholas says
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My favorite element is zinc – cute kitchen tables can be made from it!
Becca says
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I’ll have to go with Calcium (because it’s cheese related!)
Tammy says
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Oxygen definately. Where would my kids be without it and where would I be without them!