***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.
Erin says
Mg ME!!! Please!
JulieA says
Mg ME!
Blair says
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I loved all the elements whose symbols didn’t make sense with their modern English names, like Fe/iron, K/potassium, Au/gold, Ag/silver, etc.
Cristin says
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Helium – Really, who doesn’t enjoy talking like a chipmunk?
Courtney says
MG ME!
I’d have to say NaCl – salt cause I’m a salty eater!
shannon says
MG ME!!
What’s the periodic table? ;)
Diana Maria says
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Melissa Kozak says
Mg Me! My favorite element is W. Our wedding rings are tungsten, so it holds a special place.
Athena says
Mg ME!! Uhhh, well, since the obvious ones were taken, I’ll say Chlorine, because it santizes the pool when I take the family swimming!! Or maybe Hydrogen, because it’s the first one on the chart, and the only one I never forget!
Athena says
Sanitizes, oops, lol
Sarah says
Mg ME!
I would say Pt – Platinum, because it reminds me of our wedding rings!
Jennifer says
Mg Me!!!!
christy says
Mg Me! I always liked lead (Pb) because Pb = peanut butter. mmm, leady peanut butter.
Blake says
Mg ME!
Nicole Franciola says
Mg ME! Helium! I love balloons floating around parties!
Jenny says
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Lz (Led Zeppelin)
AliCountry says
Mg Me!!
I’ll name my least favorite element … Hg (Mercury). I am preggo, and I’ve been having some major tuna cravings!!
Kris Liews says
Mg ME!!!!! Pretty pretty please!
Favorite element–O2
meg says
MG me! He – helium makes me think of balloons and celebrations!
Ryan says
Mg ME! I’m definitely an Ag girl.
Jennifer M says
MG Me please! carbon….because all life is from it.
Jeff Pyles says
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I’ve always had a love for Gallium simply because it’s a liquid metal and that is just pretty cool.
Sara C says
Mg ME! I’ll go with good ‘ol Oxygen. I love breathing!
Renee says
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I’m going with O as my fav. It’s been a hot topic with my 6 year old for the past couple of weeks. The whole oxygen/carbon dioxide exchange with nature has now leapt into H2O conversations. I really need to brush up on chemistry if I hope to take this any further!
Melissa M says
The handheld vac is what really gets me excited about this giveaway! Think of how much more often I would vaccuum my poor little car…
I don’t really have a favorite element but today I will say Uup, because it’s a hilarious symbol and it’s name is
Ununpentium, which sounds like something a 7-year-old boy would make up.
Amber W says
Mg ME!I’m going to have to go with (white) gold ;) Can’t ever have enough of that stuff!
Jessica Carlson says
mg me…I like NA (sodium) because I love salt on everything!
Kelley says
Mg me!!! I’m going to go with Hydrogen because it’s so unique.
Missy G. says
Mg ME!
I have to go with radon. Every time I hear it, I remember the Designing Women episode and can hear Julia Sugarbaker’s voice in my head, “And I want to thank you, RAY.. DON..” Hahaha, so hilarious.
Patty says
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My favorite right now is K (I think that is potassium). I have been consuming bananas for it to help my charlie horses at night…I’ve got one month till delivery of a new family addition!
Andrea says
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Oxygen is great…I like to breathe : )
Stacy Pittman says
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Oxygen is pretty much my fav….can’t imagine surviving without it :)
Sam says
Mg ME! I’m going to go with Cu for its versatility.
Kristina says
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I’m a fan of gold of course- what girl doesn’t love jewelry!
Kasey says
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K- potassium, just because K is a great letter.
Cathie Kane says
Mg Me! I pick He, Helium because it is so much fun!
kim says
Mg me! In high school chemistry, we had to make up a story using half of the elements with information about them, weight, hardness, etc. My heroine was Molly B. Denum (Molybdenum). It has always been my favorite ever since. :)
Michelle says
Mg ME!
I’m going with Calcium ’cause I don’t want to break a bone!
Andrea says
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I enjoy “K” because it’s the tricky one on the table.
stacy says
Mg ME!! Unfortunately, chemistry was the one class I couldn’t make it through in college (wah wah). However, I can totally provide you with all of the info you will ever need concerning British Lit!!
Ellen says
Mg ME! Always been a fan of calcium – keep those bones strong!
Justin says
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Fay says
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Not a huge chemistry fan, but oxygen is a necessity!
Besa says
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Has to be GOLD!
Catherine Schultz says
Mg ME! Pretty sure I barely passed high school chemistry.
Anne Weber-Falk says
Mg ME! My favorite is He…Helium! I love what we can do with it. So fun. Did you know that we have a shortage of helium?
lisa leyboldt says
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Sorry, my lab partner was prone to fainting spells in class so i was distracted making sure he didn’t start a fire with the bunsen burner! But if i had to pick, oxygen sounds good.
Sazim says
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The ever popular iodine is my favorite.
Sarah says
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Gotta love Au! I love all things shiny!
Elizabeth@ Food Ramblings says
Mg ME! Potassium is my favorite because that’s the element my fiance works with in his physics lab!
Elizabeth says
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I’m partial to Fe.