***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.
Katie Z. says
Mg Me!
Zinc is my favorite…because it’s my last name!!
Suni says
MG ME!!!!
Neon totally, nothing better than an element that lights up!
JJ says
Mg ME!!!
Mg all the way!!! I like my DNA/RNA well folded:)
Sonja says
Mg ME!
NA – sodium, that’s my fave.
April says
MG me! I’m a H20 gal….love my iced lemon water!!! Can’t live without it:)
Ang says
Mg me!
Pt – Platinum, baby! lol
Carrie O says
MG ME!
#79 Au! Although I’m not a big jewelry wearer, for some reason in high school my eyes always landed on Au on the Periodic Table.
Hannah says
Mg Me!!
Can’t go wrong with Platinum! :)
Jessica says
Mg ME! Phosphorus is my favorite.
Holly Wilson says
Mg ME!!!
Collette A says
Mg ME!!! I am going with sodium because I love all things salty!
Ann Scott says
Mg ME! I would have to say my favorites are Au and Ag, for gold and silver jewelry!
Carrie says
MG me! Definitely Helium; fun balloons and fun for voices!
Meredith says
Mg ME!
I love Cu (copper) – it’s beautiful!
Anna- lifefoodfamilylove.com says
Mg Me! I am a salty Sodium gal.
Hannah says
Mg Me! My fave is carbon…the backbone of life!
LeVar Williams says
Mg Me!
I need this ASAP
Thais says
“Mg ME!”
Melissa says
Mg Me!
I like neon, because who doesn’t like a little bright and flashy every once in a while?
Shraddha says
Mg me! Can’t live without Oxygen!
Linden says
MG ME! hmmmm… not sure I’ve ever had a favorite element! Maybe Au? Pretty!
Shannon says
Mg me! Antimony (Sb) because it’s so old-school and classic (classic murder mystery poison), plus the Sb is just totally crazy as an acronym. Why yes, I *am* an English major married to a science teacher! How did you know? This is my favorite question yet!
Elizabeth says
Mg ME!
Courtney says
Mg Me!
Copper is the best – especially as it ages.
Allison says
Se, Selenium, because in organic chemistry it can hold more than 8 electrons and therefore can form more than 4 bonds. Science nerd right here!
Nicole says
Mg ME! I like Calcium, because it makes my bones strong!
Pam B says
Mg Me!
lol i like those elements that are questionably on the periodic table. That bottom row that don’t really belong.
Adrienne says
Mg Me! I’ll go with Titanium since it’s used in fireworks and it’s almost the 4th.
Stacie @hometownperch says
Mg ME! As a bio-chemistry/nutrition major I couldn’t pick just one element. :-)
Mindy in Indy says
Mg ME!
I am gonna go with any of the nobel gases. I mean why would you want any other gas than a nobel one.
Kenneth says
Mg ME!
I’ll go with Am, Americium, as my favorite element because it was named for America. ;)
Coran says
Mg ME! Zirconium. It’s just fun to say.
Jasmin S. says
Mg ME :)
Amy says
Mg ME!
Aimee m says
Mg ME! I like silver and gold, but I’m going to have to go with Oxygen, because of breathing :)
Paulette says
Mg ME!
I love wearing silver jewelry so Ag is my fave!
Tara says
Mg ME!
Bonus: Hydrogen. Necessary for H2O which I am very thankful for this hot, hot, summer!
Patti Weiter says
Mg ME!!
He – Helium – Because it’s NOBLE :)
Kale says
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Favorie element: Carbon. Every organic compound is made up of some form of carbon. Like it or not we’re all connected in one way or another!
kate mcgrath says
Mg ME! My husband and I love magnesium and aluminium. Our daughters initials are Mg (mary Grace) and Al (anne louise). Since he’s a chemist, my husband thinks its awesome we by chance gave them element initials!
Amanda says
Mg me!
Natasha S says
Mg ME!
I just discovered tantalum–doesn’t that sound tantalizing?
Lori says
“Mg ME!” – I like Neon for fun!
Nate says
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Helium is always fun.
Kelly says
Mg Me! I’m a big fan of Au…platinum was the “cool” thing to do when I got engaged, but I stuck with my favorite yellow gold. I’m sure it’ll be back in someday;)
Leslie says
Mg ME!
Cobalt – just because I like the color…
Jeanne G. says
Mg ME!
I like molybdenum, just because it’s fun to say.
alyson says
“Mg ME!”
i like Neon. It’s just fun o say!
Jessica Muir says
Mg me!!
I like tungsten because it is fun to say!
Megan Mackay says
Mg ME!!!! I happen to favor Mg because it gives me hope of winning this vacuum. ;-)