***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.
Jamie says
MG ME!
Sodium, definitely – give me something salty to snack on and I’m in heaven!
Ashley says
“Mg ME!”
I’m a fan of Helium (He) because it usually brings some fun!
Amy Awesome says
Mg ME!
Can I be clever and say I like the element… OF SURPRISE?
Amanda Black says
Mg Me!
I had a periodic table shower curtain in college. I tried to memorize them all to no avail. My favorite would probably be silver.
Kellie says
Mg Me! I’m all about some silver. So pretty!
Wanda says
MG ME!
DS–Darmstadium, jut because it is fun to say
katherine oak-schiller says
Mg Me!
carol says
Mg me! PLEASE!!! favorite element??? sure, I like oxygen and breathing, but i really need a new vacuum, so i’m going with Mg if it vacs up a bunch of dog hair:)
Erin says
Mg ME! I think I will choose Au – Gold because who doesn’t need a little gold around…
Gayle says
Mg Me!
I like Hydrogen and Oxygen (Hydrogen twice as much) because I’m such a fan of WATER! See what I did there? Chemistry.
Laura says
Mg Me! Our offer on a condo was accepted yesterday, so a new vaccumm would be great.
meredith foushee says
Mg ME! ummm….neon??
Rachel Alison says
Mg ME!
K
Erica says
Mg me! (Please!)
Iridium, because I think it’s one of the more unique names in the table and I enjoy saying it. :)
Margaret W. says
Mg ME!
I’d have to say oxygen. Nothing else is quite as essential.
Jaclyn says
Mg ME!
GOLD, GOLD and more GOLD.
Michelle says
Mg ME! Titanium is my favorite element because it is what my husband’s ring is made out of.
Erin says
Mg me!
My favorite element, as dull as it is, would have to be Carbon! It is the basis for all life, which essentially encompasses all things I love. Oh, diamonds are made out of super compressed super heated carbon too. And charcoal. Mmmmm BBQ
Kathryn says
MG ME !! My favorite element is Mg, especially if I get picked!!
Hanah says
Mg me! K for potassium. I, really proud I still remember that one.
clare says
Mg Me! Whatever elements caffeine is made of.. that’s my favorite.
Meg says
Mg Me! I don’t really have a fav but oxygen would be pretty high up there!
Kara says
Mg ME!! Au is a fav.
Mike Thompson says
Mg ME! Krypton. I’m a superman when it comes to home improvement and house cleaning. :-) Plus I could really use a new vacuum.
Dena says
Mg ME!! Right now Mg is my fave element :)
Sarah says
Mg Me! But no idea about which element, I was a terrible chemistry student!
Ashley B says
Mg me!!! Holmium (Ho), because I’m mildy immature for my age.
Katherine Bryden says
Mg Me! Ti (Titanium) because it’s strong!
Jill says
“Mg ME!”
Cobalt – Co. It’s an element & one of my favorite colors
Kate says
Mg me! Sodium is my favorite because it is delicious!
stephanie says
Mg ME!!!
Sc – Scandium — my initials!
Savannah says
MG ME!
Hmmm I would have to say carbon because that’s what diamonds are made from. :)
Stephanie says
Mg ME!
My favorite is Zinc, keeping noses colorful and sunburn free!
lo says
MG ME! I’ll go with carbon, being the basis of organic life and all that.
LOVE THE HEADBOARD!! I might have to go all crazy stalker and copy it exactly…
Jenna says
Mg Me!!
I gotta go with oxygen… or 02 since that’s what I deal with for a living being a respiratory therapist!
Kristin says
“Mg ME!”
At the moment, K, my little one is obsessed with banana’s at the moment so we see a lot of potassium in this house
Amber says
Mg ME!!!
I’m a potassium lover all the way! Bananas!
Abby says
Mg ME!!
Jennifer says
Mg me!
I’d have to go with Co since I love cobalt blue!
Missy says
Mg me – oxygen. Breathe!
Kim says
Mg me. I like oxygen.
Aly says
MG me!
Don’t get me started on the periodic table!
Amanda says
Mg ME! I’ll go with Sodium because every now and then only a little serving of salty fries and ketchup hits the spot.
Kim says
Mg ME!!!!!!! desperately need a new one!
Christine says
mg me!!! i like neon! pretty colors!!!
Judy says
Mg Me! Going with gold, worth lots these days.
Karen says
Mg ME!
My favorite element is definitely salt!
Emily says
Mg me!
I’m going to have to go with plain ol’ H. It powers the sun, combines with O to make water, it’s pretty much awesome.
Angie Becker says
mg me!! I’m sure it’s NACL2 for adding flavor to my food! Trying to cut back on it though:)
Rebecca says
Mg Me!!!
Hmmm, Calcium (CA??) that’s one, right??
Because we need strong teeth and bones!!