***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.
Coleen says
Mg ME!!!
Si (Silicon) since it makes the world go round these days (sorry I’m a semiconductor geek)
Melissa says
Mg me!! I like silver! Thanks for another great giveaway!
Erin L says
Mg me, please! :D My favorite element on the periodic table is Iron, and my only reason for that is because the letters were so unpredictable to me… Fe. Of course that has to do with the word ferric, but still we call it iron…
Courtney says
Mg ME! Hmm…I’ll go with PLATINUM! Ha ha.
Amy M says
Mg ME!
Salt – because it makes everything taste better -and i use it to treat aquarium issues every now and then.
Melissa Porter says
Mg ME!
I like Tungsten because it was the only wedding ring material strong enough to hold up to my future husbands array of DIY projects without getting destroyed.
Mae Anunciado says
Mg ME!!!
I am solid Au fan!
Sarah says
MG ME!!!
GOT to have Silver!
Heather says
Mg ME! I like silver! Mainly for jewelery! Oh and oxygen, can’t live without that one!
Christopher R says
Mg Me!
My favorite is Chromium (CR24), just because it’s one tough metal!
janna brown says
Mg ME!!! Oh my word, I really hope I win! Yahoo! I’m gonna say my favorite is Seaborquim. I have no idea what it is, but it makes me think of the beach…where I would love to be right about now!
Dori says
Mg ME!!
Gold is kinda hot right now.
Mandy Seaman says
Mg ME!
Cu .. I love COPPER!!!!!!!!!!
rebecca says
Mg ME
I’ll go with oxygen
vidya says
Mg Me!! I’m Au all the way.. Please random.org pick me, pick me :)
Ana says
Mg me! I love gold. I’m Hispanic… I was trained at an early age!
lara says
Mg ME!
i’ve always liked Argon
Anna says
Mg ME!
Te because it has a garlic like smell and I LOVE garlic!!
Abby R says
Mg ME! I like potassium…you gotta remember k!
Lauren says
Mg Me! Molybdenum – because it’s fun to say!
Alane says
Mg ME! Seriously, I need some Mg in my life… You two argue over towel bars. My fiance and I argue over clean carpets. And, believe it or not, nobody seems to want to buy us a vacuum for our wedding because it’s “too cold” of a present. I tend to think clean floors are hot, but..
And, I’m going to have to go with Tungsten as my favorite element because it has the highest boiling point. HOT!
Whitney says
Mg ME! Yeah, O2 is pretty good stuff, but I theorize that I could also live off of Au and Ag if needed.
Suzy says
Mg ME!
My favorite element on the period table? Hard to say, I do like Oxygen a lot. A whole lot.
Carrie says
Mg me!! NA/sodium, it’s one of the few I can remember from higschool!
Melissa Fuller says
Mg ME!
Thanks for the opportunity to win a sweet prize!
Lindsay says
Mg ME!
Fe – Iron!
Kendall says
Mg Me!!! I like Oxygen-couldn’t live without it!
Cathy says
Mg ME!! I’m a fan of He – Helium, because it can raise you up and you can talk in that fantastic squeaky voice if you take some in…
Melissa Fuller says
Mg ME!
My favorite element is definitely silver… Especially when it comes to jewelry! :)
Sue says
Mg ME! Wish I could think of something more creative, but silver works!
Natasha says
Mg ME!!
Molybdenum because it’s just fun to say!
Nathan says
Mg me!!!
JamieT says
Mg ME!
Elaine K says
Mg Me! My favorite is silver.
Lauren @ All Things Homie says
Mg ME! I’d have to go with Neon!
Melissa Fuller says
Mg ME!
I need a new vacuum cleaner so bad haha… Mine sucks at sucking and weights what feels like 40 lbs! Haha
Rosemary C. says
Mg ME!
Jared says
Mg ME!
Totally Au. GOLD! GOLD GOLD GOLD!
Max says
Mg ME!! Helium because it turns into EVERYTHING.
Amanda D says
Mg Me! I guess I’d say my fav element is lithium, though that’s probably just because of the Nirvana song… lol!
This is a VERY timely giveway for me, though. Our vacuum just broke this weekend and I’ve been scouring the internet today doing research on new ones!
foo says
Mg ME!
Iron, cause I’m a bit lacking in it.
Chanelle says
Mg ME!
I love potassium because it’s the first letter of my maiden name and it’s used to make fireworks!
Yvonne says
Mg Me!
My favorite element is, coincidentally, also a pirate’s favorite element: Arrrrrrgon!
Julie says
MG ME!!!
Miss Chris says
Mg me!
Mandy says
Mg ME!!!!
Pb (lead) because I eat it EVERY DAY for lunch!
Sara says
MG Me. I think my favorite element ought to be magnesium now :)
Susie says
Mg me! Gotta have oxygen.
Shelley @ Green Eggs and Hamlet says
Mg ME!
I gotta say, I’m a big fan of Au (gold). It’s pretty, it retains its value, it can be used as currency, and it reminds me of my Grandad.
Amy says
Mg ME! Science nerd here…I’m a fan of Ar (Argon. It’s my initials and a pretty cool gas at that.