***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 says
MG ME!
Gotta love Silver!
Heather M. says
MG ME!!! My daughter’s favorite color is laser lemon, so we’ll go with Neon.
Megan S. says
Mg ME!
Laura Graham says
Mg ME! Favorite element…He, because my two year old loves balloons!
Katherine says
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I’m an Ag girl :)
Erin says
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Um, I only remember a few so Fe, because I know what it is and it sounds more interesting than O or H!
E.Lefebvre says
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I’ll have to go with Lithium (Li) because that’s the element I picked for my eighth grade science project. I remember that it’s silvery, its atomic number is 3, they use it in batteries and treating Parkinsons… if I remember correctly.
Ali says
Mg ME!
I like hydrogen because it’s simple and clean.
Nicole S. says
Mg ME!
Iron, because it’s so versatile and found so many places.
Lea B says
Mg ME!!!!!!! I’m a fan of Oxygen because…well…I like breathing.
Andrea K says
mg ME! Like you said, I am partial to breathing so Oxygen is certainly a favorite element of mine!
Robin says
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My favorite element is LV- Love. Everybody needs love !
Anne says
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What a wonderfully nerdy bonus question! I think I’ll go with Curium, since Marie Curie was pretty awesome – so awesome they named an element for her!
Jill K says
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I am a fan of Na. I mean it means Nothing but is in Everything. It is something everyone needs.
Amanda says
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Cu Copper, because it can make some pretty things!
Alana says
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Iron (Fe) because it’s one I could always remember in chemistry (I think because it’s abbrev was so different from the word itself???) :)
Krissy says
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I like Gold because it’s the only one I can remember! And the only reason I remember it is because Natalie on The Facts of Life made up a phrase for it “A,U…get your hands off my GOLD watch!”
Ashley says
MS ME!!
Given the 90+ degree temps we’ve been having this summer, I’d have to say Cl (chlorine) is currently my favorite. I am so thankful to have a chance to cool off in a clean swimming pool :)
Julia says
Mg ME!
I always liked K- potassium- because of how random the letter seemed!
ginny says
Mg MEE please!
Jan says
Mg me!
my chem teacher friends make kids come up with Me- what their own elements would be!
Grace says
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Another fan of carbon, here! :)
Kaethe says
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I like hydrogen, for its light weight and for its ubiquitousness.
Valerie says
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I would have to say Sodium…much hilarity in middle school occurred with this little element in its pure form.
Anna says
Mg Me! Hmmm…I’ll have to go with K – potassium. I’ve been on a banana kick recently :)
Minh Nguyen says
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I prefer Carbon since pretty much everything, including us, is carbon based!
Shira says
Mg me! I would have to say that my favorite element is Lead… ONLY because its symbol is Pb, and I’m a peanut butter addict!
Ashley says
**that was supposed to be Mg Me :)
Margaret says
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Rf Rutherfordium because I love metallics :)
Jess says
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Gold – obviously! :)
LizS says
Mg ME…even though my favorite on the periodic table has to be Au…i love gold becuase it is special, especially when it comes from a little shop on a bridge in florence, italy~
Kate says
Mg me!!
Let’s go with… Ag, silver like my wedding band :)
Jamie says
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Iodine….because who wouldn’t love it’s deep purple dissolved state?
Melanie S says
Mg ME!! Potassium(K+) lover here….that’s all I hear about in nursing school….potassium, heart, potassium, heart, potassium, heart. It must be important for the heart or something ;)……….
Heidi says
Mg ME! Um, It’s been half of forever since I took a chemistry class. I can’t remember any cool elements. So I’ll have to say oxygen.
audrea says
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Platinum Baby!
Anne says
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I guess copper? Not really a nerd but recognized that one!
tara or some call me "a rat" says
Mg me!!!
I have no idea what they all are so I picked the letters I liked the most. Te because that is my first and last name initials!!!
meg says
Mg ME! Radium. Not really because it’s my favorite, per se (it’s so scary dangerous), but because it fascinates me. It–and its discovery and experimentation of by the Curies–is really interesting to read about.
Becky L says
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I’m going to go with Molybdenum. It is just fun to say.
baltimoremom says
mg me! oxygen is on the top of my list!
Bethany says
MG me! well, I am happiest when I am “in my element”: at home on the couch with some tv, a laptop & my pj’s! does that count? thanks for a great giveaway!
Laura M. says
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My favorite element on the periodic table is Thulium because it is my husband’s initials Tm. :)
Allyson Dunton says
Mg Me…I would have to go with AG!
Michelle T. says
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Alex A says
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Mine is W: Tungsten! Give me light!
Ginna says
I love gold, it’s so classic! But also CO2 because plants use it to grow!
AngieC says
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This comment is right up my alley :)
My fave element is good old carbon! Without it, we wouldn’t exist. Four valence electrons, single double and triple bonds, aromatic rings, carbon synthesis, the list goes on…
I could really use this right now as we are moving into a rental house that has carpet (we haven’t lived with carpet in over 6 years) and it’s my birthday today!!
Sue Peterson says
O2 have you Mg me would be so great! :)
Fave: K because it should be P, or at least Po
kim p says
Mg ME! Carbon!