***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.
Laurie says
Mg me!
I’d have to go with iron Fe it just sounds and looks fierce to me!
KaeleyAnne says
Mg ME! Carbon, the building block of life.
Aaron says
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Evee M says
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I’m going to with N for nitrogen since as a farmer, that is one of the elements I am most familiar with. Without it we sure wouldn’t get a harvest!
Sarah says
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I love Neon because of all the pretty images and creations you can make with it.
susan says
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My favorite element is silver…useful for both home decor and jewelry!
hjc says
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There’s an element called californium – who knew?
Nan says
Mg ME! Gonna have to go with Platinum. Yum!
Elaine says
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Au and Ag are my favs!!!! Love the jewelry… Hope I got those abbreviations correct. Chemistry class was LONG AGO!!!
C Echols says
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Wendy Brooks Kelley says
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Ah! Because it is the element of surprise.
Who doesn’t love surprises?
Kim H says
Mg me! I will go with Fe because it is part of my husbands business!
Alicia W. says
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Definitely loving oxygen. But platinum and gold are right behind it :)
Holly Townsend says
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Pt, for my new platinum engagement ring!
Lisa says
Mg ME! I love hydrogen because I drive a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle. http://www.cafcp.org
Holly Townsend says
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I like Pt (platinum) b/c it is what my new engagement ring is made out of!
Nicole says
Mg ME! O2 all the way!
Azure says
Mg ME! Definately Au. A good Chinese woman always goes for the gold.
Courtney E says
Mg me!! I’m loving the O, let’s be honest, no living without it.
Hannah says
Mg Me!! Alaska’s beginnings were dug from the gold fields, and so I’ll vote gold as my favorite metal!
Shannon says
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I’ll pick Vanadium as my fav element. Can’t beat good ol’ element #23!
Emily says
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My favorite element is magnesium! So you can imagine how it would thrill me to have this very vacuum. . .
Susan Ardoin says
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How fortuitous that you’re giving away a vacuum cleaner when we are in need of a new one!
Thanks,
Susan.
Emily S says
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Xe, Xenon, was always funny to our chem class in high school for the ‘Xena: Warrior Princess’ jokes our teacher would throw out.
Sara says
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I think KR – KRYPTON – is pretty cool, because of the whole Superman thing. :)
Jerie says
Mg Me! Oxygen….A baby’s first breath! Nothing but an Oreck…always have always will!
Liz M says
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Of course Oxygen is my fav – I love breathing! :)
Kathryn says
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He, helium, because I love balloons & talking like an oompa loompa! :)
Rebecca says
I’m going to say K. I’m a runner, gotta appreciate the K.
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Erin says
Mg ME! I’m going with Tl – Thallium, because it’s fun to say.
Robyn says
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Flerovium- because its brand new! Just added in March!
Jennifer says
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Are you ready for this dorkiness? So one of my favorite TV shows of all time is the West Wing. On one of the episodes one of the characters, CJ, was nervous about sitting next to a famous chemist at a White House dinner. She wanted to make sure she had a conversation started so she memorized the chemical abbreviation of table salt: NaCl. Love it!
Deborah says
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Pb or lead as its commonly known..I love me some peanut butter!
Holly Townsend says
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My favorite is now pt (platinum) b/c of my new engagement ring!
Amanda says
Mg me! My favorite element has always been silver!
Elissa says
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The great K-19-Potassium is my favorite because it helps me on my long runs!
I am in crazy need of a new vacuum!
Cody says
mg ME!!! I love me some Cs! It’s my initials!
Kate Marshall says
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I have to go with He (helium)…because no matter how old i get, i still giggle at my husbands voice when he inhales it (last done at our wedding 3 years ago…) ;)
Amy says
Mg ME!!! Uhhh… I am too stupid to know what the chart holds that I might like, so since I do like gold I am going to go with what you suggested! =)
Sharon Zehender says
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My fave element is Helium…. I creates beautiful decorations and Is rare to find on its own!!
Holly Townsend says
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Pt!! Platinum b/c of my engagement ring!
Jessie says
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I’m going to go with Hydrogen, I rememeber in Chemistry it was the easiest to combine other elements with being that it has one proton and one neutron…
Erica says
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My favorite element is Si (silicon) because where would we be, technologically speaking, without it?!
Jessica says
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Plutonium because it reminds me of Pluto which will always be a planet in my mind! :)
Shannon says
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I was horrible at Science!
Renee L says
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Love me some Ag!
AngiPants says
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Allison says
Mg ME! I’d have to say Copper Cu is my favorite. I just used sticks of copper as curtain rods in my office. Now I’m begging my husband for copper gutters on our new garage. Don’t think it’s working though..
Ashli says
Mg ME – Definitely Au – I love jewelry!
Ellen says
Mg ME!!!!