***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.
Brianne says
Mg ME! Hmm..I’ll go with calcium since I love milk.
Stephanie says
Mg ME! And I think I’m going to have to go with Mercury. Sure it has some downsides, but it sure is neat.
Melissa says
Mg ME!
I’m a boron fan :) Can’t explain why, just always thought it was kind of funny in Chem coursework.
Debbie says
Mg ME!
I love me some Au, baby!
Caryn says
Mg ME!
Sarah H says
mg ME!
My favorite element is Eisteinium. Cause it’s a cool name.
Michelle H says
Mg ME! Oxygen is definitely my favorite element! I’d not be able to type this without it! Please give me a new vacuum to rid my house of DOG FUR!
Linda says
Boron is super fun b/c it rhymes with moron. :)
Sarah B says
Mg ME!
Fr because it’s cool!
Amy says
Mg Me!
Magnesium because it makes rocks purple!
Manasa Pasem says
Mg ME!
I love gold since I am from India :-)
Sarah T says
Mg me!!!! Copper!
Mandy P says
Mg ME I like Titanium Ti – because its strong and beautiful.
Lili says
Mg ME! Gotta go with O.
Kris says
Mg ME! please.
My favourite element is Helium {he} because it is one of the noble gasses, and also makes birthday parties more fun :)
Allison says
Mg ME!
I agree about sulphur and Yellowstone. Memories!
Holli says
Mg me!!! I’ll say silver… b/c it was my fave out of the examples you gave & I couldn’t remember much from chemistry class!
Morgan says
Mg me!
I’m a big fan of gold in the home lately. :)
Kadee says
Mg ME! Li is pretty convenient! :)
Marcy says
mg me!
Staci says
Mg ME! Ag is my favorite. I never leave home without my silver jewelry!
Tyan says
Mg ME! My favorite element is Chocolate. Oh wait, that SHOULD be an element! Since it’s not I’ll go with sodium. :)
Becky says
Mg ME!!!
Melanie says
Mg ME! I’d have to say neon is my favorite. It’s so trendy this summer ;)
Meghan says
Mg ME!
Oh how I hated this table and the quizzes that came with it. I could always remember the ones that didn’t make sense, like Na for Sodium. So, I guess that could be considered a “favorite.” :)
Haley says
Mg ME! I have asthma…makes me a big fan of Oxygen. :)
Lisa says
Mg Me! I got a D- in High School General Chemistry. Hopefully, I’ll do better in this fab freebie than I did with the elements!
Cami says
Mg ME! I’m gonna go with number 20 on the periodic table – Ca. Otherwise known as calcium. It’s the first two letters of my name and who doesn’t love a good glass of milk :) Awesome give away btw!
JMay says
Mg ME!
I’ve always had a foundness for O.
Steff says
Mg ME! I like just plain ole oxygen :)
Anna says
Mg ME!
How timely, as my vacuum just broke.
My favorite element is Pt, platinum, because it’s so pretty and also useful in chemistry (and yes, I just chose my favorite element by glancing up at the periodic table hanging above my desk).
Valerie See says
Mg ME!
Favorite elements, sorry but I have more than one…1st oxygen to breath…2nd sodium for eating and snacking…3rd the combo one of H2O. I think that covers life!
Lisa Johnson says
Mg Me! (I could really use a new vacuum!;)
Revealing my nerdness, I recently read a great book called _The Disappearing Spoon_ which was full of the stories behind several of the elements. Fascinating!
Too hard to make a choice based on Chemistry so I’m picking based on design. I’m really into Copper right now!
jane says
mg ME! i like potassium because i just love saying it!
Jennifer Pittman says
MG ME :)
Barbara O says
Mg me! I desperately need a new vacuum!! Favorite on the Periodic Table – Cu – love me a good copper color!
Jesse says
Mg ME!!
I am going to go with Mg since I am an ob/gyn resident and we give it to patients quite often!!
Bree says
Mg ME!
I’ll say Oxygen, just because!
kimberly says
MG me!
I was just saying today that I want/need a new vacuum. hmmmm…I’m going to have to say sodium because I add flaky french sea salt to everything ;)
AlisonG says
Mg Me!
Stasi says
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Rhiannon F. says
Mg me! And I love neon! It just has the coolest, retro feel. I’d love to find a cool neon light for my apartment, and if I ever owned a business, my sign would definitely have to be that old school neon sign.
Christina says
Mg ME!!!
I’ll go with krypton.
Natalie V. says
Mg ME!! My favorite element is Na… Sodium becuase I put salt on everything (I have low blood pressure and the extra salt helps me from passing out – lol) and because it’s the first two letters of my name!
Heidi says
Mg ME! Platinum because its rare
Lynne says
“Mg ME!” H2O = my fav. Love to be on it, in it and I drink liters of it every day.
Kim H. says
Mg ME! I’ll go with Os (Osmium) which I’m sure I never knew existed until now… 10th grade bio to 11th grade chem was a rough transition lol.
Abigail says
Mg ME!
I’m thinking oxygen is pretty important. ;)
Maria D. says
Mg ME! My favorite is Carbon…everything has a little Carbon!
Jess says
Mg ME! Mn because it always makes me think of a lunch trip through the drive-thru where my friend asked for manganaise on his sandwich–apparently he had manganese on his mind, not mayo.