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Fab Freebie: Magnesium

***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!

Oreck Magnesium Giveaway

  • 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.

Comments

  1. Madeline says

    Mg ME!

    My favorite element is Cobalt (Co)! My first backpack was from L.L.Bean in Cobalt blue…haha

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  4. Jen says

    Mg me!!

    I’m going to go with Carbon because it’s so basic, and yet can be so glamorous when it’s a diamond!

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  10. Kristin Hansen says

    Mg ME!

    I’m actually a fan of magnesium! I take a magnesium supplement every day – it does wonders for muscle cramps and it makes me sleep like a baby! :)

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  13. Jen says

    Mg me! My favorite element is radon, because when I took Chem for non-science majors (which sounds so much nicer than Chem for dummies) in college, our prof had us dress for class on Halloween as your favorite element for extra credit. When she called on us, you had to stand in the huge lecture hall and say what you were dressed as. I cut a cardboard house with windows (DIY!), and put colored cellophane in the windows with police tape across the front . . . radon! (For those in class who didn’t dress, she still made you stand, but then she would say, “You are out of your element, please sit down.” She was a brilliant teacher!

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  15. Jeanna says

    Mg me!

    My favorite element would have to be Ra (Radium), b/c my husband uses this as a tracer in his field. He has been talking about this element for 5 years now, so it’s on the brain.

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  18. Chris says

    Mg ME!
    Calcuim, Ca
    is my favorite element: It has helped strengthen my bones since being diagnosed with arthritis.
    My Dad’s name is “CAL” ?

    Funny i should stumble across your blog – today my vac decided to add dirt to my carpet, instead of picking it up!! I had the hose out (sucking up dust from the baseboard wood) and the beater bar decided to leave black marks on my carpet as I moved around the room. Needless to say there are now several marks about 10 inches long in various locations around my living room giving me even more to clean. ?

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  21. Caryn says

    Mg me!! I LOVE Chemistry! I majored in bio and minor in Chem (almost major). My favorite element is: Lithium. Why? I now work in Medicine and this is a prescribed medication and can work wonders =)

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  25. Karina Arkerson says

    Mg ME!

    K – potassium because those bananas are super convenient in the am and plush, I like what it does for my muscles after a good workout.

    PS: your headboard is amazing!

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  30. Misty says

    mg me!
    In Jr high Science class, I did a report on element “W” which is tungsten. Not very exciting, but I will always remember that element!

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  32. Lisa says

    Mg me! And I can’t say that I’ve ever thought through the periodic table in this way. I’m going with sodium. Cause I seriously can’t eat soup without it. And I love soup.

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  37. Malena says

    Mg ME, please!!!!

    I like Barium, periodic symbol Ba. In fact, I think it is pretty B-a (bad a**). Coincidentally, it’s also used to remove air from vacuum tubes:)

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