***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.
Kevin says
Mg ME! Plutonium, in honor of the planet that was.
Hope says
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And my favorite element is Au for sure!
E.D. R. says
Mg Me!!! I think I am fond of He as it is fun!
laura says
Mg Me! Have to pick Na. Love the salt, crunch foods.
Heidi says
MG ME!!! H
It’s the beginning of my name, highly dangerous, and a necessary to create water.
Kathy says
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I’m a BIG fan of silver:)
McKayla says
MG me, probably oxygen is my favorite
Liesl says
Mg ME! I’m not sure I could pick a favorite, but I will (sheepishly) admit I had a little wallet-sized periodic table that I got in my high school advanced chemistry class that I used to carry. I was pretty cool :) Wonder where that went, anyhow… ;)
Thanks for another great giveaway!
Lynn says
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Platinum- Pt. My wedding ring and band are made from it and my husband is a Physical therapist (pt)! :)
Emily says
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I love the later elements with crazy names like Ununseptium or Ununoctium. And just to be clear I love vacuums.
Katie says
Mg Me!! “K” only because I could never remember in high school chemistry that it is Postassium! A couple wrong exam answers and now I’ll never forget it :-P
Sherry says
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Co… Cobalt, love the blues and greens it provides…
Courtney G says
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Ag !!
Erin says
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My favorite element is tungsten (W). Tungsten filaments were a major development in the history of the lightbulb. Plus, my chemistry students seem to like it, and I am all for anything that gets them excited about the elements.
Martha says
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Hmm, why did zinc pop into my mind?
Kris says
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Helium, because what’s better than balloons for a celebration?
Cari says
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Kr, because Krypton is where Superman is from. :)
Bitts says
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My favorite element on the periodic table is gold (AU) because of how my high school chemistry teacher taught us to remember it: “Think of a jeweler running after a jewelry thief who just robbed his store, yelling: A! U! Bring back my gold!”
AU= “Hey, you!” Get it?!
Hahahahahaha … thanks Mr. Sollenberger, wherever you are!
jenb says
Mg ME! Probably helium. Just for the fun of it.
Ginger says
“Mg ME!” My favorite element is plutonium… just because you hear it in the movies all the time!
Kristina says
Mg me! I accidentally clicked on Dy, so I’m going to go with it: “the element has a metallic, bright silver lustre.” Sounds pretty!
Marie says
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I am going with potassium(K) because I am a big fan of the banana. It’s one of nature’s best and a really portable treat!
Sam Rodier says
mg me. I vote for argon, just because.
Julie says
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Sarah B says
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Hmmm, this is a toughy…if I could remember the periodic table, maybe I’d do better…I’ll be boring, and go with Oxygen, Gold, and Silver :)
Laura McFarland says
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If I had to pick just one, because I’m a nerd and definitely have more than one, I would have to say cobalt just because it’s so pretty!
sam says
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Cl2 or chloride is my favorite. Very important in cellular function.
carmen says
I think AU-gold will have to be my pick
Julie says
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In honor of Sheldon, Ba Zn Ga! Love Big Bang Theory!
Jennifer says
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Co….LOVE colbalt blue!
Barbara says
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Au gold gold gold
Julia says
MG ME!! My favorite would have to be hydrogen–I love water!
Jessica says
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Boron, because it sounds like moron and always made me snicker like an idiot. Come to think of it, it still does. lol
Rebecca says
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Karen says
Mg me! My favorite is Einsteinium, How cool would it be to have an element named after you?
Gabi Barrick says
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ORB should be one of the elements, no? :)
Michelle S says
Mg me!! He, for balloons and talking funny.
Michelle says
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Californium because it was easy to remember in high school.
Erin says
Mg ME! I love Cu because I would LOVE to own some beautiful copper pots one day!
Nicole says
Mg me! gotta love carbon :)
Melissa Bluey says
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Is platinum an element? If not, I say gold because it’s pretty.
Cara Schmitt says
Mg me! I’m a fan of carbon, because, if my memory serves me correctly, it is the basis of everything, no?
Aileen says
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Sara says
Mg me! Calcium–because it is good for the body and makes us strong. I’ll drink some milk to that!
Beth says
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Ummm…don’t have one. I hated chemistry in school. I do have fun, though, sometimes confusing friends by texting “potassium” instead of “k” in response. ;-)
Maggie B says
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Au… I’m golden :)
Becky pye says
Mg me! But I don’t do science!
Beth says
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I’d have to go with sodium…love some pomme frites!
Lindsay says
Mg ME! I hated chemistry but love the word Tungsten. I also love that it’s W on the periodic table but has no W in its name. And Wikipedia just told me that tungsten (the word) is Swedish in origin, so it’s that much cooler!
Rebekah says
Mg ME! I have to go with Oxygen :)