***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.
Caits says
Mg me! I like au or fe because they’re not what I thought they should be
Katherine says
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I like He or Helium because what’s more fun than something that makes balloons float!
LC says
Mg ME!!!
I love silver!
Kathryn says
Mg Me! Well…oxygen…you know cause I like breathing…but maybe also carbon..
Elinor says
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My favorite element is Fe (Iron). Not sure why, really, guess I just like the way it looks. :)
Starr says
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katalina says
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I would have to say magnesium blue would be nice to vacuum all those catfurballs up!
Vicki says
Mg ME!!
Heather says
Mg ME! I kinda didn’t rock the whole Chem class thing in HS…so I’m gonna say Gold and Oxygen are my faves…cause I need one to breathe…and one to be married. :o)
Brooke says
Mg Me! I’m partial to Au for its ability to class up anything.:)
Silvia says
MG ME!!! My favorite element is Hydrogen – part of the water … I could spend all day in a pool ;)
Tiffany says
Mg ME! My favorite has to be oxygen…we need it!
Christine Wei says
Mg me! Love helium cause it makes me think of getting balloons on a special day.
Nicole says
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I’m sticking with the easy answer… oxygen :)
Emily says
Mg ME! My favorite is sodium, for when CJ Cregg is worried about memorizing it for the Nobel Prize dinner (on The West Wing)
Amanda Land says
Mg Me…..Oxygen is my favorite
Mao says
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My favorite element is H2O! I love love water! It’s my favorite drink too!
becca g says
Mg me! Oxygen takes the cake!
Melissa says
MG me! I like Ca.
Abby says
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Who knew so many of us would be crazy for a vacuum? While there are lots of elements with funny names, I’ll go with nitrogen (N) because I have used its isotopes in my research.
Kathy Cook says
My me! I”ll have to say tungsten… Why not!
Ellen says
Mg ME!!! Neon – I love me some glowing lights!
Nhialee says
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Oxygen!
Jessica says
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Cobalt, because it is also the name of my favorite color :)
Loni says
MG Me! :)
My favorite element is H (Hydrogen) it was the universe before it was cool. It’s the most hipster element, sure it is everywhere now, but I remember its singularity!
Thanks for this fabulous giveaway, we are the third owners of our hand-me-down vacuum and we may be the last, try as we might to keep on repairing it!
Stephanie says
Mg ME!
Plutonium for sure!
Lauren says
Mg ME!!!!!!!!
Jennifer says
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H2O, especially during boat season
Adeline says
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Really Mg is one of my favs because it’s so pretty when you burn it. Not that I’m planning on burning the vacuum. Promise.
Sherry says
Mg Me! I would say oxygen because if I win this I will need it after I pass out.
Callie says
Mg me! Husband says Hg, mercury, because it’s liquid at room temperature and shiny :D Also Unobtanium, hehe – wasn’t that the ‘element’ in Avatar? Always makes me laugh.
Jenifer McCracken says
Mg ME! Big fan of silver but I probably appreciate oxygen more.
Rhianna Wright says
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I’d have to say my favorite is Helium because I love birthday balloons! and those suckers are no fun blowing up yourself!
Taffee says
Mg Me! I’ve got to say Oxygen is my favorite, since I like breathing.
elise says
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Audrey says
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Na for me, I am sure I am not the only one who loves a salty chip or some french fries!
Kate H. says
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How ’bout K and N mixed together to make saltpeter, which is used in fireworks!
WendyK says
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I’m going to go with Ag (Silver) because I love silver jewelry.
Janie Burress says
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Au – It goes with everything and is always appreciated
Jennie says
Mg ME! For some reason I like aluminum…
Gwen says
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Gold is my fave, for obvious reasons, but also because I went to Anderson University: AU. And I have lots of school spirit.
Anna Tulou Orr says
Mg ME! My favorite element is potassium – which strangely has to do with dandelions… :)
Brittney Saffell says
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Oxygen. All the way.
Katelyn Lessard says
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maureen breen says
Mg ME, Oxygen it keeps going :)
Becky says
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I always liked potassium, because it’s K and I never understood where that came from!
jessica says
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Lara Rassette says
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Kara says
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My favorite element has always been potassium…gotta love that unexpected “K” as the symbol :-)
Melissa says
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Oxygen is a pretty cool one :)