***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.
Mary says
MG ME! Definitely carbon – essential to living lifeforms!
Frances says
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I love Al because of the British pronunciation, Al-U-mini-UM. =D
Sue says
Mg me! Copper is my favorite!
D. Dallas says
Mg ME! PLEASSSSSSSSSSSSSE!
H2O, can i pick 2 elements??
Thomas Shane says
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Joy Cooper says
Mg ME! Silver because I love it in jewelry.
Caity says
Mg ME! Wow, I am not that much of a nerd but I guess Oxygen. I need that to survive.
Sarah says
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Au & Ag because I love jewelry!
Beth says
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I’ll go with Al; it’s the most fun to say with a British accent! :)
Stephanie P says
Mg ME!!! Favorite element???? Ummm Cobalt? Blue is my favorite color!
Jody says
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I love silver!
Nicole Puckett says
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I always liked Fe (Iron) because I thought it was the easiest to remember…
Senora H-B says
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I love copper. It’s so pretty and ages beautifully.
brooke says
Mg ME! and I have to go with Oxygen…because I failed chemistry and it’s the only one I know :)
Allison M. says
Mg ME! I’ve always been a fan of K for potassium, because where in the word potassium is there a K? :)
Crystal says
Mg ME! My favorite element is silver!! I love the sparkle!
April says
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I’m rather obsessed with Ti (Titanium), have been for years, DH even got me a Titanium engagement ring/wedding band set.
Jen says
Mg me! I think I’ll pick LV…which everyone knows is Livermorium ;)
Kelly says
Mg ME! Thank goodness for Cl!
kim says
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Helen says
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I am going to go with oxygen… breathing is GOOD! :)
Erinn C says
Mg ME! Big fan of Ne here both the gas and colors.
Katy K. says
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Maybe I should ask Sheldon Cooper what my favorite should be? I’m sure he would have an opinion!
Sarah A. says
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I just had to look up the periodic table, because while I recall the beginning of the song, high school science is way too long ago to recall the details. I’d have to go with Ununtrium, just because the word is cool.
Lauren Ricks says
Mg ME. Krypton… who isn’t a fan of superman?
JessG says
Mg ME!! My husband and I are both chemists – – but somehow, I’m not sure I ever considered my favorite element!! At our wedding, the minister commented on our “bond,” and the “chemistry” we have together – so cheesy, but funny at the same time! This would be the perfect giveaway for us. :)
Megan says
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My favorite is Lead (Pb). Mainly because its real name is Plumbum and that’s just plain funny!
Allisson says
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Gold for sure!
Whitney Dupuis says
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Rf – rutherfoldium. Anything that was first introduced by a nuclear reaction to Neon and Plutonium, is social (never seen alone) AND is metallic sounds AWESOME! Hahahaha!
Amy says
Mg ME! I prefer chucknorium. :D
Keena Zitkovich says
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Ne – Neon – Too fun not to like!
Laura says
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Rutherfordium has always been my favorite just because I love to say it!
Joanna says
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I like K (Potassium) as it is found in Bananas, and my nickname growing up was Joanna-banana :)
Erika says
Mg ME! I’ll just say all of the elements are my favorite (I’ve never really thought about it before). :)
Jenna says
MG ME! Gold all the way baby!!
Elizabeth says
MG ME!! H2O, because well who doesn’t love some water?
Christine says
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Fe (iron) because it’s random — how does iron get abbreviated to Fe?? — and the nerdiest one I can remember.
Helen says
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Can I pick two? Because I love H and O… for H2O! Swimming is my favorite thing ever.
Carly says
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Uranium. First one that came to my head. I believe we watched a movie about it in hs.
Amy R says
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Page says
Mg ME!O2—without it where would we all be?
Krystn says
Mg me! and I pick He. Because who doesn’t love a silly helium voice?!
Clare M says
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Hydrogen…because I always know where it’s at on the table. :)
Collin Q. says
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I dont know about a favorite. O and C are pretty fab. Krypton makes me chuckle.
Angie G. says
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Silver is my favorite because Ag are my initials!Thanks so much for the chance to win this! My husband and I are currently researching vacuum cleaners, since we need to buy a new one soon, but we’ll hold off to see if we win! ;)
Molly says
Mg ME!! I’m partial to Molybdenum, Mo, because it’s one of my many nicknames. It’s also essential to life, so it’s pretty serious business.
Stephen says
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Julie says
MG ME! I like oxygen it helps us breath.
Jessica says
Mg ME! I like jewelry, so I think I would have to chose Platinum or Gold.
Meredith says
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