***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.
Julianne says
Mg ME! My fav is Pt (platinum) – like my new engagement ring!
Rachelle says
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Neon — it’s pretty and noble!
Michelle says
Mg ME!!!!!! What I would do for a new functioning vacuum!!! Oh! and I am an Ag girl :)
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Liz says
My favorite is iron because its abbreviation is FE. F and E are also the first to letters in the word “female”. Therefore a female is an iron man. (No disrespect to John.)
Rebecca Dekker says
MgMe!! I’ll go with Oxygen, that was a great suggestion of yours.
Katie says
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I’ll go with gold! :)
Lorna C says
Mg me! My favorite element is Boron… just cause i think the name is funny.
Gretchen N. says
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I’d have to say I don’t have a favorite. I still have nightmares about the periodic table :)
Sandy says
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Tc – Technetium, because my career depends on it. I’m a nuclear med tech and we use Tc to do nuclear stress tests to detect heart disease.
SJ says
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Kristie says
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Gotta go with potassium, because the symbol is “K” as in “Kristie”
Cameron says
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Titanium!
adria says
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Courtney K says
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And I love Uup (Ununpentium) because it’s such a funny name.
Nicole says
Mg me…. I am having a hard time remembering the periodic table… He? Helium? That one is fun.
Nicole says
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I’m partial to Platinum – it’s what my engagement ring is made of!
Janet says
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I’m going to say cl for chlorine. I love being at the pool with the kids in the summer, and that chlorine smell is the smell of summer!
Emily D says
Mg me!! Neon,neon!
Margaret says
Mg me. Guess what, I can’t remember back that far!
Kristi says
Mg ME!!! I’m thankful for whatever elements make up carbs!
Emily D says
Mg me!! Neon for sure!
Christine P says
Mg ME! I gotta say lead not because of its harmful properties, but because if element symbol is Pb which always reminds me of peanut butter!
Megan says
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Pt for Platinum…as in rings. :)
Kate says
PB – Lead. Because I always remember that one based on my little tricks for remembering all of the periodic table. (IE: PB = Peanut Butter = Lead) Doesn’t make much sense but always worked for me. :)
Marleena P says
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I would say that Na is a favorite of mine. I love sodium.
DJ says
MG ME! I’m going to have to go with lead, because for some reason I think its Latin name (plumbum) is hilarious.
Lisa says
Mg ME!!! I’m all about the platinum baby!
Tracie W says
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Carbon, since it’s the basis of all life! Also, gold. Because it’s pretty, in white form. :D
Carrie says
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Gotta go with Oxygen on this one. :-)
Dani says
Mg ME!!!! Please oh please. Cu is my fav. Most of my jewelry and home accessories have some good ole copper flavor :)
Molly says
Mg me!! Ag all the way!
Lorna says
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Can I just say the whole periodic table, because I’m a chemistry geek. I did major in it in college after all.
Kate says
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HOw about Krypton? ‘Cause it’s cool.
Emily says
Mg ME!!CA- Calcium bc I love milk! :)
Mary-Stewart says
Mg ME!!!! I failed chemistry…. so yeah, I am not friends with the periodic table, but I guess I would have to go with Helium, because it’s fun to kill brain cells inhaling it out of balloons just to sound silly when talking. :)
Kadra says
MG ME…I loved my biochemistry class in college, drawing out the atoms and such but don’t remember much of it anymore
Santana Christian says
Mg ME! Cl (Chlorine) Just because it’s summer time :)
Susan C says
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I’d have to say gold because I’m on a gold accent kick!
Jenny says
Mg ME! Xe (Xenon) because it’s noble.
David says
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My favorite would have to be Unobtainium.
celia says
Mg me! I asked my husband what his favorite element is because I knew he would have an answer. And I was right! It’s Xenon…when asked why he replied, “because I did a report on it in seventh grade. And it has an ‘X’ in it. And it’s a noble gas.”
Jill says
Mg me!! And I am partial to Ag. Silver makes me smile :)
Amy V. says
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Annabelle says
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Helium. because 4 is my lucky number (atomic wt) and the funny voice thing.
sarah r. says
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we’re gonna go with oxygen. although i must admit, the oxygen bar that i went to in vegas was VERY overrated!
Kimberly Lea says
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Pt for platinum! If only it were more affordable.
Katie says
Mg me! Growing up, I always had a connection with “k” since my name starts with K. We were soulmates.
Ashley Michelle says
MG ME, Please! Favorite element is tungsten ..without it we would not have xrays and I would not have a job! :)
Bonita says
Mg ME!!!!!
Debi Garcia says
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Salt: Salty snacks are def a favorite. I need a new vac cause according to my child, ours is too loud .