***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.
Linda P says
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Don’t have a favorite element, but I WOULD have a favorite vacuum if I won that bee-u-ti-ful baby!! I think it might make me even LIKE to clean. Wait, um, well, maybe not. :)
Julie says
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I am going to go with He, since I likes myself some balloons. Also, those light elements are pretty awesome.
Claire says
Mg ME! Ummm, so chemistry really isn’t my thing and I’m embarressed to admit that I actually don’t remember any elements, so at the risk of being boring, I’ll go with what’s safe – gold, silver and platinum.
Sarah McC says
MG Me. Today, it’s Aluminum. It’s hot here and we need lots of cold drinks.
Skeeter says
Mg ME! I’d say calcium is my favorite, I’m a fan if all things dairy : )
Katherine Hendricks says
Mg ME… I love me some Ag especially in the form of coins (preferably lots of them) or jewelry!
Laurie says
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I’m going to go with He. Gotta love balloons!
T.D. says
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To be honest, I wasn’t the best in the science world. But I’d have to say Oxygen, well because I like to breathe.
Anna says
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Fave element – Neptunium because it is named after my favorite planet, of course. :)
Kim B says
Mg me! Guess I will go with Oxygen, since I like breathing and all….
Lindsay says
Mg ME! Neon, because who doesn’t love Vegas? ;)
Martin says
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My favorite is boron because it rhymes with moron.
Meredith says
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My favorite element is boron (B) mostly because it is fun to say.
kelly says
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He, obviously…(said in a really high voice)
Lauren P says
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Carbon would be my favorite as a carbon-based lifeform.
catie says
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I am a fan of K…potassium….love those bananas :)
Catherine S. says
Mg ME!!! O is the best ….is it also a noble gas? Chemistry is a long time ago for me!
Christine Cade says
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My favorite element is nitrogen because it has some really interesting chemistry (I’m a chemistry nerd). In its native form, two nitrogen atoms are triple-bonded together, making it really strong and therefore inert (and good to have in our air)!
Jason says
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H is my favorite as it’s at the beginning
Gina says
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I totally dig gold, but platinum is not too shabby either.
Lynne Carothers says
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Favorite elements?
Florine
Americium
Iodine
Lithium
Einsteinium
F Am I Li Es … Families
(couldn’t resist)
Lynne Carothers
Lindsey says
Mg ME! I would definitely have to say Pt (Platinum) is my favorite!
Nicole says
Mg me! Never given it much thought but I’ll go with oxygen.
Alex W. says
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My favorite element on the periodic table is Na (Sodium) because it reminds me of how super cool my friends and I were in high school. One of us had the initials “NA,” so her nickname was Sodium. :o)
Alexis says
Mg me! Pt all the way!!
Jess says
Mg ME! I like any of the Noble gases; life’s more fun when you’re royalty (forgive my nerdy pun)!!
Pam says
Mg ME! I am going with K for potassium since I love bananas!
Pam says
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Ne…b/c neon nails and clothes are so fun right now! loving it! hahaha
rachel says
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Oxygen gets my vote!!
Katie @ explanationrequired says
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Joelle says
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There are so many to love. Let’s go with He – because who doesn’t love a few balloons dancing on the ceiling.
Monica says
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Pt – Platium – is my favorite and I’ll take anything made out of it!
Sara B says
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I have to go with Carbon. Carbon based life-forms, carbon poisoning, carbon dating, carbon is involved in so many entertaining things. :)
Catie P. says
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Zach says
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Mary says
Mg ME!! Sodium because the “Na” always threw me off in high school!
Sarah F. says
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My new favorite element is actually a joke/pun I saw on pinterest. In the element box it said, “Ah” and below it said, “The element of surprise.” Bah-dum-ching!
Maybe you had to be there…
Ashley says
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Hydrogen and Oxygen!!!!
Deborah says
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Ah! This year at Cub Scout day camp, my scouts called themselves “Ah!” The Element of Surprise!
Jamie F says
Mg ME! I would have to say its a tie between barium, cobalt and nitrogen…because who doesnt love a little BaCoN!!
Penny @ The Comforts of Home & Flea Market Makeovers says
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I love Sodium…hate to admit is, but I love, love, love salt!
Erin says
Mg Me! I’d say tungsten. I teach chemistry and the kids can never remember it. It’s symbol W is so random! Hooray for Wolfram!
Elaine says
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What do you do with a dead chemists body?
BARIUM!
Lol chemistry jokes!
Tracey says
Mg ME! My favorite… probably Au! Gold please!
Melissa says
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Has to be Ne, NEON…come on…”They say the Neon Lights are bright on Broadway!” Is it in your head now?
Christine says
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Magnesium rocks! We are in dire need of a new vacuum.
Rebecca says
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Big fan of C–building blocks of organic life. And also diamonds. ;)
Megan says
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Au is my fav
Jen says
Mg ME! I’m gonna go with Iron (Fe) because without it I feel yucky & I love my cast iron stuff. :)
Shannon says
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My favorite would have to be neon becuase I’m loving all the neon colors this summer!