***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.
Rebekah says
Mg ME! Love me some Ag (silver looks good everywhere!)
Sara Y says
Mg Me!
I can’t choose one element, so I’ll go with H2O:)
Mg ME says
Nitrous oxide because of this:
“would you like to hear a joke about Nitrous Oxide?”
“NO”
Kate says
Mg ME!!!
Laura says
Mg me!
My favorite element on the periodic table is sodium. Na, maybe not! :)
Jo @ Let's Face the Music says
Mg ME! Why settle for gold and silver when you can have platinum. That’s my choice. Oh, and I’m desperate for a light weight vacuum. Jo @ Let’s Face the Music
LynnMA says
mg ME!
Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium – it’s what makes my gardens grow!
jenna says
mg me, ubiquitum. or unobtainium.
Andrea says
Mg Me! Gold but don’t ask me what the initials from the table are… for me the periodic table of elements falls into the category of “I’m learning this for the test and never using it again!”
Nicole says
Of course my favorite element is Au (gold) :) Nicole
Meg says
Mg ME! Potassium … Because my high school science teacher taught us potassium kicks ass… That’s why it’s symbol is K!
Jane Nelson says
Mg ME! Helium is my favorite element, because it makes you talk funny when you inhale it! Not that I’m encouraging inhaling anything other than air . . . but if you did, I’d laugh.
lynn says
Mg ME!
Lynne says
Mg ME! Got to go with the Oxygen! :-)
Gia says
Mg me!!
My favorite is AG..I love everything silver!!?
Carly says
Mg ME!
I’ll go with carbon, just because.
Jenn Johnson says
Mg Me! Cl – Chlorine because I love swimming and love me some clean water!
Ann says
Mg ME! Ca and Fe because when I was little my parents used to take me to the science museum and their eaterie was called CaFe. I thought this was hilarious circa the third grade.
Colleen Garbe says
Love me some Lithium (Li), used in Lithium-ion batteries and is the lightest metal on the table!
Anna H says
Mg ME!
I’m loving Oxygen! Definitely because of the whole breathing thing! There’s nothing like a good deep breath!
Tiffany says
Mg Me!!
I’m gonna go with Platinum! Because my engagement ring is a platinum ring with a solitare diamond :)
Donna says
Mg ME!
I don’t have a favorite element from the periodic table, I was a liberal arts geek, avoided the sciences, but I do appreciate the graphic quality of the table itself.
Whitney says
Mg ME! :)
Jenny says
Mg ME. I am a language arts geek and have no favorite periodic element
Lauren says
Mg me!!! I’m gonna jump on the band wagon and say oxygen is my favorite. It’s involved in everything!
Patience says
Mg ME!!! Oxygen for sure.
Nate says
Mg ME!
Unfortunately chocolate isn’t an element so I’ll go with Oxygen!
Ron w says
Mg me…..my fav element. ….zinc it is!
Meredith says
MG ME! My favorite element is magnesium because my initials are MG.
Jenny says
Mg ME!
Ne in honor of my first car the Neon.
molly says
Mg Me!
I would say Mg because those are my initials in my maiden name. But I always liked the noble gases because they were easiest to remember.
Ami says
Mg ME! Love that Au!
Alison says
Mg me!!!
britta says
Mg Me!
Silver-love the color!
Geoffrey says
Mg Me please.
My favorite element? Silicon (Si).
Micha says
Mg ME! I’m going with oxygen…….since it’s one of the only ones I can remember from high school chemistry!
Mer says
Mg ME!
Cl – keeps the pool CLEAN!
Priscilla says
Mg ME!!!!
AU, because my favorite piece of item is my gold wedding ring that was given to me by my husband. And gold makes pretty jewelry too!
chelsea says
MG me!! I’ve never thought about my favorite element before, but I do quite like being able to breath (:
Catlin Humes says
Mg ME!
Copper, love it hammered and arty ;)
Megan says
Mg ME!! Au! Duh! Thanks for the chance!
Kate says
Mg ME! K is my favorite.
Jill says
Mg ME! I guess I’ll go with Oxygen, for the whole breathing thing :)
ErinAnn says
Mg ME!
I’ve always liked “Au” simply because of the corny way that my chemistry teacher taught us to remember that one: “A.U.! Get your hands off my gold!”
Jillian {Her Split Ends} says
MG mE…Does ORB count as an element ;)
Cheers
~ Jillian
http://www.hersplitends.com
Debbie w says
MG Me! Oxygen is a good one for me. Pick me please……
JS says
Mg ME!
O!
Grace C. says
Mg ME!!!
He is my favorite. great fun with helium balloons, and cartoon voices.
Kris says
Mg ME!!
Too many good ones, I just can’t pick!
Christina says
Mg ME! AU is for me.