***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.
Paul Zakrzewski says
Mg ME! Sodium for it’s ability to add its saltiness to my meals!
anna says
Mg ME! I like my oxygen!
Shanna says
Mg me! K for potassium cause I love bananas!
Geri Anderson says
Mg Me! I like Au because if we ever have a daughter, we love the name Aurelia. Not because we actually own any gold.
Meg says
Mg me! I’m going to say ytterbium, just because..
Lesley says
Mg ME!!!
And, well, this is embarrassing…I’m 30 years old and I still don’t understand that stupid periodic table. Sigh.
JM says
Mg Me! I’m going with H hydrogen. Its in every organic compund and clean.
Emily says
Mg Me! Au!
Destiny Carter says
Mg ME!!!
I like lead because it reminds me of Peanut butter (Pb)! MMMMM!!!!
emi love says
Mg ME!
My favorite element is (N)itrogen. With getting our vegetable garden going it’s on our minds a lot lately.
Nicole says
Mg Me!
I’m going to go with Pt! :)
Emily says
Mg Me!!!! I am going to have to go with Oxygen….
Kim says
Mg me!
I happen to like Manganese (Mn) because it is hilarious to see my three and 1 1/2 year old try to say it.
Liz says
Mg me!
I go for gold!
Sara says
Mg ME! Always have liked Xe- Xenon. I never had any trouble remembering it.
Erin says
Mg ME . . . . my favorite element is Hg, mercury because I think it is crazy, plus it’s what pressure is measured in and that is cool too. This sounds strange, but I wish I could play with mercury.
Kristin Kfoury says
Mg Me! Ytterbium, why not?
Jess says
Mg ME! Oxygen. It’s sorta important.
Britt says
Mg ME!
Jacque E says
Mg ME!! :)
I am a typography nerd, so I actually have a Periodic Table of Typefaces hanging over my desk, which has nearly wiped the memory of the ACTUAL periodic table from my memory, so I had to look this one up! But I’m gonna go with Zirconium (Zr) just because I think it sounds cool.
Katherine says
Mg Me! I do like my oxygen!
Cherri says
“Mg Me” Hmm…let’s go with the obvious – Oxygen. Comes in pretty handy.
Mallory says
Mg ME! I like Mg – even though it sucks.
Waka waka!
Shale says
Mg ME!
I would have to go with Pt (platinum). Who doesn’t love some precious metals!
Jennifer says
Mg ME!
Today it is chlorine….nothing like a hot summer day in the pool!
Cathryn says
Mg ME!
I used to like Chromium (Cr), because those were my initials, but when I got married my initials changed to CO, which is Cobalt (Co) on the periodic table. Beautiful blue color? Bonus!
Leah G says
Mg ME! I’d have to go with good ol’ oxygen!
Victoria says
Mg ME! The periodic table and I do not get along. Chemistry was NOT my strong suit in college.
Lisa says
Mg me!
Helium is a fun one! Balloons! Talking with squeaky voices!
Stephanie Cobb says
Mg Me!
Cu, copper. What’s not to like? I fantasize about a copper kitchen sink in the near future…:)
Skooks says
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I’m a nerd of a different kind. When you said periodic table, the first thing I thought of was this: http://pinterest.com/pin/42080577737727400/ :) Would love to win. My vacuum is awful.
Autumn says
Mg ME!!! Boring I know, but oxygen is really the best or can we give a shout out to the H2O even though it’s not on the period table?
Danielle says
Mg ME!!
Helium…..cause it makes me talk funny!!
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Alivia Yokeley says
Mg me, please!!!
My fav element is Helium because it makes me feel and sound silly :)
Susan says
Mg me!
Ne has always been a favorite.
Sara says
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I love all the elements!
Karen L. says
Mg me!! I love my silver bracelets with my favorite verse on it: “I can do everything through Christ who gives me strength.” Philippians 3:16 :)
Michelle W says
Mg me! my son is in college and he borrows my vaccum!! would love to win this and pass along! thanks for the opportunity!!
LC says
Mg me!!!
Whoa Chemistry flashbacks….on a Monday!? My brain won’t work that hard:-)
Kayla says
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K – POTASSIUM bc I love bananas
Alice says
Mg ME! Cu, because copper is pretty.
Danna says
Mg ME! My favorite elements are the NOF brothers, Nitrogen, Oxygen and Flourine, which when paired with Hydrogen form strong bonds called Hydrogen bonds!
Georgie says
Mg me! My favorite element is K, potassium. This is because I remember in middle school when we had to memorize the periodic table there were sessions after school to go to. The sessions consisted of the teacher reading the periodic table over and over…all I remember is him saying “K is potassium. Potassium is K,” over and over…
Lisa says
Mg ME! Mine is Iron – FE! It was the first one I memorized because it was SO illogical to me!
Catherine says
“Mg ME!
Ash says
Mg me!
I am a sodium gal, for sure.
kim says
“Mg ME!”
Kr – Krypton
I love comic books!
Cindy O. says
Mg ME!!!
Thanks for the giveaway. Maybe Neon? or Seaborgium which is named for one of my college professors…
kristin says
Mg ME! I’m not a science nerd (but my husband is a scientist)… so I’m going to have to go with the oxygen. I like breathing. :) And I really need a new vacuum before baby comes!
Lisa says
Mg ME!
I like xenon, because it’s fun to say, earns extra points in Scrabble, and makes my car headlights bright!