***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.
Allison F-H says
Mg ME! I’ve always liked lead, Pb is a pretty cool abbreviation
angie says
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I would say oxygen, cause i use it daily ;)
Jen says
Mg ME! I would have to say Pb. The way I remembered it was to eat a peanut butter and lead sandwich. Why, I have no idea. It’s been 25 years and that’s still how I remember the symbol.
Bonnie says
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Silver – in jewelry and decor. For me it’s a classic.
Samantha says
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I guess Oxygen! It seems like a pretty solid choice. haha.
Susan says
Mg me. H – hydrogen for me. Thanks!
Nicole says
Mg me! My favorite part of the periodic table is that i hacen’t had to look at it since high school! The harrp potter version is kind of funny though…
Stacey H says
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Helium because it reminds me of helium balloons. Who doesn’t love balloons??
Theresa says
Mg ME! H20 because it is so darn refreshing!
Debra says
Mg ME!!! Oxygen for sure!
Abby K says
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I’m a big fan of Ag personally. Looks good on everything!
Alexa F. says
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I’ve had a love for Na ever since I wrote a paper on it back in high school.
Also, we’ve been researching heavy duty handvacs for work (nature center/oldest wildlife refuge in america) and that baby looks fantastic.
Zach says
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I had a little jar of Mercury as a kid and thought it was the coolest looking thing…
Britt says
Mg me! My favorite has always been Boron (Br) because those are my initials! Fun fact: I’m actually currently taking Organic Chemistry (okay, maybe that’s not that fun..)
Emily Jackson says
Mg ME!!
Elleb says
Mg ME! Pb (lead) because I’ll always remember my chem teacher ( and track coach) telling us that “peanut butter will make you run like a chunk of lead”.
Tricia A says
MG me!!!!
Lindsay says
Mg ME! I was a huge chemistry nerd so my favorite elements were all of the ones named after people (Einsteinium, Mendelevium)because I can’t think of a much bigger honor.
Sarah T. says
pb LEAD – because I like things done fast!
Catherine says
Mg ME! Definitely, Oxygen.
Angie says
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Favorite element on the periodic table is… Americium! Because… AMERICA!
Bettina says
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Fe, just because.
Jessica says
Mg me! Gold, y’all. Nothing but gold.
Jeanine says
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I like molybdenum – just cause it is fun to say!
April says
Mg ME! Gotta go with Carbon as my favorite element. :)
Dan says
Mg ME! Ti – Titanium! I just like the name plus you’ve got eyewear and I think some paint colors include it.
Amy Martell says
Mg ME! Nd for Neodymium! I picked this because Nd is short of nerd… and we are NERDS for a new vacuum!
Falon says
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Silver has always been my fave!
Lindsay says
Mg ME!! My favorite is Mercury (Hg) because I had a teacher in AP Chem my senior year in high school that pronounced it ” Mer-curry” and that’s how I pronounce it now to be unny, and it sounds a little gangsta. ;)
Jen says
Mg ME! I’ll go with O. :)
Manda says
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I like Potassium because I love corny jokes. For example,
I say: Can you pick up some bananas on the way home?
He says: K
I say: Potassium?
hehehe
Danielle says
Mg ME!!!!
katherine lee says
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Ne, because without it Vegas would just not be Vegas.
Amanda J says
Mg ME! My favorite element is Carbon. It is the building block of life!
nola says
Mg me….periodic table, not much for chemistry but I do love me some good oxygen.
Haley Y says
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Neon’s my favorite – I did a report on it in middle school. I interviewed a local neon sign manufacturer and everything. :)
Laura says
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Plutonium sounds so futuristic…and the symbol is Pu which makes my inner 5 year old snicker.
Elli says
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I’m a rhenium girl, personally. What can I say? I love an oddball.
Danielle O says
Mg Me!! My favorite element is copper since I love how it looks in and outside all the 1950’s homes I covet :)
Melissa says
Mg me! I love Fe. Iron is just so darned tough. Thanks for the giveaway!
Mary Fran says
Mg ME!!! Promethium is cool ’cause of the Greek myths, I think.
Emily says
Mg ME! I like the element K because i never understood why potassium should not have the P.
Julie White says
Mg Me! Love Ag! It makes me smile!
Beth says
Mg ME- Gold of course.
Erinn says
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Syl says
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Silver (Ag) is a favorite … great color for fashion and design… looks cool and refreshing in the summer!
Abbie says
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Kathy says
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Can’t go wrong with AU
Kathy says
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Can’t go wrong with silver, my favorite
Olivia says
Mg ME! I like Au and Fl because they are the first two letters of my daughter’s name (Audrey Fl…). I hope I win this because I hate vacuuming, but having a new vacuum might make it more fun.