***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.
becca says
mg me.
arsenic? (because I love cary grant in that movie. or any movie.)
Summer Drexel says
“Mg ME!” Oxygen for sure… duh!
Jenny A. says
Mg me!! I love Au.
Allison says
Mg me! I like iron, FE, because it helps me remember the Latin root of words like ferocious, feral. Thanks!
Ashley says
Mg me!
I would have to say Calcium!
Tyler says
Mg ME! Carbon since we are made out of it!
Kelsey says
Mg Me!
Joanna says
Mg ME! Copper, for sure
annabelvita says
Mg ME! Mine is beryllium because it reminds me of a song we learnt to memorise the periodic table at school!
No Biggie says
Mg ME!
Oxygen is my favorite element, thank you very much!
Clara says
Mg me! I’m partial to carbon the basis of life as we know it. Also how cool are these vacuums. I love them.
Mali says
MG ME!!
I’m a huge fan of Oxygen, lol
Caity says
Mg Me! I like Gold (Au) because of this corny joke that’s stuck with me since high school: “Hydrogen and Oxygen walk into a bar and see gold. They say, ‘Au, get out of here!'” :)
Sherryl says
Mg me!
Has to be oxygen, i gotta breathe!
L says
MG ME!
I love Fe, iron, because it always seems to come in handy on the Scrabble board :)
Carly says
Mg ME!! I’ll say Radon in honor of Marie Curie. One of the premier women in science.
Jessica A says
Mg ME!!
I’ll have to go with Na. Looove salty snacks. :)
Jenny says
Mg ME! Oxygen of course!
Carrie says
Mg me!
Copper or any other element that looks good in jewelry form!
Kelly says
Mg ME! I failed chemistry…soft science major here!
Rachel says
Mg ME!!
I always thought Hg (Mercury) was a pretty neat element.
Brittany says
Mg ME!!
It’s gotta be H (Hydrogen!)You need two of them to make water….which comes in handy right now in 106 degree Texas :)
Amelia says
MG Me! I like sodium, NA…because when I was in junior high and we were learning the periodic table, my friends and I would say a guy had sodium if he had a Nice A** (NA)! Hahaha!
Angie says
Mg Me! i like argon b/c it’s my initials Ar.
Jaya Saigal says
Mg Me!
My favorite is Magnesium because I seriously want this vacuum..I know..I’m shameless :)
Anne says
Mg ME!
For some reason I have always been a NE (NEON) gal. Must be all those city lights that blinded me as a country girl.
Diane says
Mg ME! Carbon is a favorite of mine!
Jill says
Mg ME!!!
I’m going to go with iron, because I think it’s so odd that it’s FE on the table.
Andrea says
Mg Me. Oxygen Please
Deb says
Mg ME! Xenon (Xe) is a “noble” gas, so its got me there. Plus, in a vacuum tube, Xenon produces a blue glow when excited by an electrical discharge and finds use in strobe lamps. Its a noble, party gas! Woohoo!
Anna P says
Mg ME!
I love the whole darn table.
Lindsay says
Mg ME!
Ag all the way!! I love gold:)
Erin C. says
Mg me!
Uhhhhh….I’m gonna have to cop out with boring oxygen for this one :)
Chrissy says
Mg Me!
I’m going to have to go with Oxygen. Deep breaths!
Mary says
Mg ME! He (helium) is my favorite element…hello, who doesn’t love silly munchkin voices!!!!! : )
Melissa Bertelson says
MG ME!
Oxygen :)
Kelly Reber says
Mg Me! Would love this to keep up with my two doggies and their fur!
Sodium baby! I am a bit of a salty addict.
Hannah Kennedy says
Mg ME!!!!
Irene says
Mg Me! I like Ds – darmstadtium – because when I first saw the name I thought it said darnstadium.
Do you want to hear about Sodium? Na….
VickiP says
Mg me!
I love me some Hg. Mercury!
Lindy Crain says
“Mg ME!” Please please please!!
Sarah says
Mg ME! Oxygen! Breathing is pretty important in my book :)!!! We had an Oreck when I was growing up and would love one for my home! I’ve been married 10 years but haven’t yet splurged for one. I am so tired of cheap brands … I have to buy a new one every year!!
Michelle says
Mg ME!
I think I have to go with neon as well – so bright and happy!!!
sheila says
Calcium is actually one of my favorites. It holds suprises. Most people think its white but its actually a silvery grey.
Barbara says
Mg Me! :-) My favorite element is Uranium. It’s so misunderstood :-(
Bboss says
Mg ME!
I’m partial to Fe (Iron). Just because the “Fe” symbol is so different from “Iron”. Plus as a former geologist, iron was a telltale in the identification of some rocks and histories.
Jennifer says
Mg ME! Cu…pretty pretty!
Michelle says
Mg ME! I will say Oxygen . . . I do like breathing!!
Kerry says
Mg ME!!
I have to love Xenon- a quirky element that is fun to say!
sheila says
MG ME!
Calcium is actually one of my favorites. It holds suprises. Most people think its white but its actually a silvery grey.