***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.
Theresa Rivers says
Mg me! Is this bad: silver is my favorite, almost my whole house is grey!
Jesse says
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Fe – forgive me, but it is my favorite because my high school chemistry teacher taught us that if you are female you can smile and get things “for fe”…..horrible I know, but it was the 1990s and PCnesse wasn’t abound.
Cassie says
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So unoriginal, but I’m a sucker for gold!
Maria Sophia says
Mg ME! Gold, of course! It’s totally coming back this season :)
candice q says
Mg ME!! I love me some Au aka Aurum aka Gold, the most beautiful precious metal :D
Christen says
Mg ME! Au, of course :)
Debby Schuh says
MG me! I like gold too!
Amanda says
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Fe.
kim says
Mg Me!!!
Kim H says
Mg Me! I’ll go for aluminum please ~
Tiffany @ The Mister and Missus says
Mg me!!!
My favorite element is He (Helium) – it hangs out in the last column and its fun to use with balloons.
Kristin H says
Mg ME! Neon!
Amanda says
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I like Mn — Manganese, just because I like saying it!!
Krissy says
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I barely remember learning the elements, my chem teacher in high school was more focused on “So, this one time, when I was in college…” stories. I guess I’d have to say Bi, bismuth, because who doesn’t appreciate Pepto Bismol now and then?
Hannah says
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Hailey Williams says
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I don’t necessarily have a favorite element but on a side note, my fiance is a chemical engineer and we are using elements from the periodic table as “table numbers” at our wedding!
Corie says
Mg ME! I guess my favorite is oxygen? I think I should have paid more attention in science class : )
Sara says
Mg me! Tungsten … Because why not?!?!
reina waterman says
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I love gooooooold!
Lindsay B. says
Mg Me! How about Xe Xenon?
Savannah Smiled says
Mg ME! And Ag HAS to be the best element of all…preferably in glitter form! :)
Lori says
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I like Carbon – always in those chemistry equations in school!
Rachel says
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Big fan of Rubidium because it’s symbol is “Rb” (my initials). Sorry, wasn’t great in Chemistry class.
Katie V says
Mg me! Oxygen for me. It’s nice to be able to breathe!
Meg says
Mg me. Sodium!
Katie B. says
Mg ME! My favorite element is Neon. :)
Megan says
Mg me! Always been fond of the old o2
Laura says
Mg me! I’m an Al kind of gal!
Meghan M. says
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Ne! NEON!
MIchelle O says
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I agree with the person who wrote “Boron.” I teach 5th grade and it is so hard to keep a straight face. I know-I need to grow up.
Chasta says
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Kara says
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Tungsten, because it’s underrated.
Kelley says
Mg me!!
jules says
Mg Me, K. :D
Stacy says
Mg ME! Please.
I’m going to go with Oxygen, not fancy, I know. But so essential.
Jamie M. says
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Loving a little Au right now.
janetl says
Mg ME! Hg – the only liquid metal!
Katie Cook says
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PLEASE!!
Kr, krypton!
Tina says
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I’d love to replace my 25 (yes, 25!) year old Kirby! Saltaholic here, gotta go with Sodium.
Amy says
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I like Argon, just because my boyfriend named his wireless network after it (nonreactive element, get it?) and it makes me smile to think of his adorable nerdiness.
Ann says
Mg me!! Oxygen, you gotta love breathing!
Bonnie Grace says
Mg ME! Francium… because it’s just so much fun to say!
Liz says
Mg ME! Its a tie between carbon and oxygen- both rather important.
Allie says
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Cobalt! Because i’m a big fan of cobalt blue!
audra says
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i like K for potassium…i had a hat in high school with a K on it (for a local college) and i used to tell people i was part of the chemistry club (of course, my school didn’t actually have one)….i thought i was so clever!
Sam M. says
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Samarium (it’s #62), since I like to think it’s named after me…
Andrea Piorkowski says
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As a former college swimmer, I would have to say I have a soft spot for Chlorine!
Nicole says
Mg Me!! Au and Ag because they make for beautiful accents!
Kristen Winne says
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My favorite is Am – proud to be Americium!
Autumn says
Mg ME!