***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.
Elizabeth Smith says
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Molybdenum- One of the transition metal, silver color. Try saying it fast 3 times, it’s a tongue twister.
Samantha says
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Fe would be our favorite. Because it makes me think of a giant. Fe fi fo fum!
Nicole Jones says
Mg Me! I like He or helium because it lets balloons float. and what kid doesn’t love a balloon!
melania says
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Titanium (Ti) because it’s what I try to find traces of it in outer space! I love my job.
Ashley N says
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Oxygen because I need all the oxygen I can get while running in this heat!
Tami says
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Ti. It’s the first and last letters of my name, plus it’s not only an awesome metal but a cool word, too!
Kelly says
MG me! K…because it’s my first initial.
sarah in GA says
Mg ME! My favorite element is Hydrogen, “H”. It’s number one! ;)
Sarah says
Mg ME! As nerdy as it is, in High School, my friend and I would respond “GOLD” every time one of us yelled “Hey You” (AU) super cheesy?… yes. But it sticks in my mind so, Gold it is..
Karen says
Mg Me! Can’t do chemistry!
Erin says
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I’ll take a mix of Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen to make me some sugar!
Crystal says
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My fave is Potassium (K) because it’s one of the few I remember whose initial is not in its name. All the other ones I can remember are easy (O-Oxygen, He-Helium, etc).
Andrea says
Mg Me! I have never before thought about what my favorite element is so I really don’t have one.
Andrea says
Mg Me! Haven’t really thought a whole lot about what my favorite element would be…but I suppose Oxygen!
Erin says
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Helium – whether in a cloud of buoyant baloons or responsible for squeaky voices, helium always makes life more fun!
Kasandra Marie says
Mg ME! Potassium because it’s represented by a K!
Andrea Harper says
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Let’s go with oxygen….I just really like it, you know?
Jen D. says
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Kelly Amell says
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Our favorite is Sodium.
Which makes sense, because this blog is sodium good!
ps. Our vacuum literally just died yesterday.
We’ll just have to barium.
Okay, enough with the chemistry jokes.
BUT SERIOUSLY – please, please, please let us win!
We need clean floors!
Samantha says
Mg ME! Einsteinium is my favorite. Because it’s the heaviest.
BeccaK1 says
Mg Me! I’m all about potassium. Mostly because I think it’s funny that it’s represented by a K.
Katherine says
Mg me! I love me some oxygen!
Erika says
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Ge – Germainium, my HS chemistry teacher’s name was Germanowski, he inspired me to become a chemist.
JulieH says
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linda says
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SherryJ says
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Lis says
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Br and Ba, because they make me think of the title to Breaking Bad (the best show ever!)
Viv says
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Linda says
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Favorite element would have to be helium. I love to talk funny.
rachel louise says
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My favorite element is palladium because it’s what my husband’s ring is made out of!
Mary Ellen says
Mg ME! I like Mercury,cause when I broke a thermometer as a kid I got to see all the little silver balls …(hee, yes Sherry I said balls)
Tracey Henry says
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I love H2O!
Helen says
Mg ME! I would have to say Oxygen :)
Amy D says
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Oxygen…definately. Gotta love the whole breathing thing.
Kelly says
Mg me! I love white gold! so shiny and fresh but doesnt turn like silver.
catherine says
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i think my favorite is lead. joking about pb and jelly sandwiches, etc never gets old to me. although sodium is a close second… wanna hear a chemistry joke? na.
Erika says
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I like Iron because I’m really into nutrition and know that spinach (one of my fave foods) is a great source of iron!
Kim S says
Mg me! I’m going to go with K…not because I love potassium so much or anything, but because it’s my first initial (and my husband’s too!).
NancyV908 says
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I like Pb (plumbum) because it’s fun to say in Latin. :-)
Kim says
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Jason says
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Ti, I just love Titanium. Eli implant grade more than any other.
Elizabeth M says
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Rebecca says
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I’m a chemistry teacher, so this is a tough question…. But I’m going to have to go with Carbon!
Jessica says
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I’ll go with Xenon – I had to do a report on it in middle school, and, while I couldn’t tell you much about it now, I did dress up like a flashlight. So I have fond memories.
Christa M. says
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I love Manganese…not sure why, I just love saying the word.
Jessica says
Mg ME!! I like AG just because I like Silver jewelry.
Ellen says
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Oxygen!
Liz says
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I have to go with the unadorned P (Phosphorous). While doing research for a report in middle school on this element I learned that it was first discovered by a German alchemist in the 17th century using a technique to distill and then evaporate his own urine. I got to present this information to an entire class of 13 year olds– and it was by far the most scintillating reportage I had done during those early years.
Lindy says
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(Pt) Platinum all the way!
Laura says
Mg Me! Gotta go with #1 Hydrogen from my days as a science teacher and the good ole H2O.