***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.
Ashley says
Mg Me!
Actinium, because its symbol, AC, is the combination of my an my husband initials
Stephanie says
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Co, or Cobalt! I love the rich blue pigmentation it creates.
Janine says
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Molybdenum … just because it’s fun to say :)
Steph L says
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I like Hydrogen – it’s #1!
Marie M says
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Anna says
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I know it doesn’t answer your question but we need a new vacuum so badly. Ours sucks but it doesn’t suck if you know what I mean :)
Brenda says
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Pb – I always liked that the symbol for lead came from plumbum.
Ida says
Mg ME! I’d say Pt for Platinum! It’s rare and it’s stable.
Rebecca says
Mg ME! We love Gold in our house. Boyfriend tracks the value cause he has an old chain that’s worth something… depending on the ups and downs of the market.
Gina says
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My favorite would be silver. It’s always been my favorite color and metal!
Kristin T says
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Ida says
Mg ME!! Pt, b/c it is rare and stable!
Leah Stewart says
Mg Me! That would be Ca — it does a body good right?
Kayla Cottey says
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I like U! So powerful :o)
Ashley Pena says
Mg me! I’m going to have to go with Ag because it used to be my initials (maiden name).
Aaron says
Mg me! Krypton, Superman’s home world!
Kim says
Mg ME! I love me some Pt…platinum. :)
Aileen says
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AU because it’s pretty.
Heather Johnson says
Mg me! Would you believe I NEVER took Chemistry in school! Crazy huh? My fav? Definitely Silver!!
Joy says
Mg ME! I’m pretty hooked on “O”
Marnie says
Mg Me! I guess I’d have to go with oxygen…since you really can’t go without it!
Anita says
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I heart carbon – the basic building block of life!
Jen says
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My favorite is still Unobtanium
Ashley Athmann says
Mg ME :)
I’m going to go with Fe (Iron)…when your body is lacking this element…life is blah, but when you have the right amounts..life is great!
Amy says
Mg ME!!!!
My favorite element is magnesium, actually. Taken as a supplement, it wards off my headaches and keeps me relaxed. :)
Lindsay says
MG me! I’d have to say Gold is my favorite :)
Melissa says
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My favorite element is Tungsten. Why? It’s also known and Wolfram and the chemical symbol is W! That’s just plain cool.
Ariel says
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I like NA because it makes my french fries taste better and makes cool explosions in chemistry class
Bianca Casavant says
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Although I do love my Au (gold) very much, I have to go with Cu (copper!) can’t wait to have either my kitchen sink hammered copper…or my kitchen backsplash copper! Crazy I know :)
Leenie says
Mg ME! Fe. Iron baby, all the way. Earth, rust, wrought, cast, magnetic.
Amanda says
MG Me! I have to pick Bromine as that’s a variation of our dog’s nickname (Bro-man, real creative, I know). AND our dog is the primary reason we so need a new vacumn :)
Tara says
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FE= Iron. =]
FE= Iron + Male=Man, so theoretically I’m Iron Man. :)
Sue says
Mg ME! My fav is C for carbon
Dakota says
Mg ME! Love copper, especially as it ages and gets a beautiful patina.
Manuella Pop says
Mg Me! :)
Aquitenonnymoose says
Mg Me! I’m going to go with Potassium because it was fun to burn in chem class.
Penni McNamara says
Mg ME! Oxygen…..ahhhh
Alex says
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I love me some Pb (lead that is!)
Bobbi says
Mg ME! Oxygen, for sure since my kiddo is constantly reminding me that is what trees are good for!!
Mickey says
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Oxygen because I like to breathe :)
Darla Harmon says
Mg Me! It would be so so great to win this and i’m a salt lovin’ girl so my fav element would definately be sodium!
Priscilla says
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I like me some silver! Can’t resist the bling ;)
Nicole says
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The why is a funny story, but I’m partial to Na (sodium). My initials are NH, and in college a male friend was convinced that Sodium Chloride (NaCl) was NHCl, for some reason, and called me “salt”. (NaCl is the formula for table salt).
Kati P says
Mg ME! I also love Ca! I’m thankful for my bones and I love milk and cheese!
Chao says
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Silver. I love silver jewerly far more than Gold or anything else!
Amanda says
Mg ME! Can’t get enough of that Oxygen… ;)
Jackie says
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Im a big fan of Gold aka Au because someone in middle school told me you could remember it by thinking “AU GIMMIE THAT GOLD!” which was helpful on tests.
Mallory W. says
Mg ME! He – helium. Gotta love the way it changes your voice!
Amanda says
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Helium! Nothing can make me smile faster than a bundle of balloons!
Eva Lagudi says
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Fe for Iron- because I always was able to remember it even though the letters have nothing to do with Iron!