***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.
Carey says
Mg ME!
Wendy says
Mg ME!
Beth says
OMG Mg me!
And my favorite element has got to be neodymium. You heard me! I spent a few fruitless years in grad school extracting it in extremely minute quantities from the microscopic teeth of a long-extinct type of fish… eel.. squidlike… thing. Nobody’s sure what it was. But it had bits of Neodymium in it that told us… gosh I can’t even remember anymore. And then I blew off that degree in favor of a career that would take lots fewer words to explain at a cocktail party. And never looked back. But me and Nd, man oh man did we have some good times together. I sure do miss that guy sometimes. *muffled sob*
Helen H says
I can’t really say i have a favorite element…. but if i had to pick one… probably Hydrogen?
Kicken Bejos says
Mg me! Holy crow what a giveaway..pick me, pick me because I love me some elements.
laurie says
mg me! H20. I’m a water drinker. love it.
Melissa Sharp says
Mg Me!!
Favorite element? Um. I’ll go with iron. Because I’m anemic.
Colleen says
Mg ME!
Oxygen!
Lisha says
Mg ME!
OXYGEN 100% because it is essential for our life!
Mitch Slapper says
Mg Me!
Calcium! Because my son won’t drink anything other than milk!
Karla says
Mg ME!
mingshu says
Mg me! My favorite element would be H. Hydrogen can do so much energywise.
Bonnie says
Mg me!
My fave is Bismuth- Bi because those are my initials!
Would love a vacuum for my 2 toddlers, 2 indoor cats and 3 dogs – and my messy self!! :)
tiffany says
Mg ME! i like O2 :)
Matt M says
Mg ME! It’s hard to pinpoint just one element. I like the combination of sodium, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and sulphur, really.
NaCHOS
:)
diana says
Mg Me! No idea what to pick or if i even remember the elements.
Heather R. says
Mg ME!!
Hmm…well I failed out of chemistry and was put into Astronomy instead. Not as useful for this scenario, but at least it gave me the credits to graduate high school. :) I guess I’ll go with Helium (He?) because it’s fun to suck it out of balloons and sing in the funny voice.
Bryanna Freeman says
MG ME!!!!
i love gooooooooooold (fish) ;)
Lynn says
Mg Me!
I always thought Xenon was a cool element…so much so that I worked at a nightclub in college with the same name…
lucy says
Mg me…ummm…gosh this is hard…Na…sodium for baking tasty treats?
Beth says
Mg ME! Phosphate. Can’t live without it! (Ok, the same is true for most of the others. Oh well.)
heidi says
Mg me! I had to enter this giveaway because i like a clean house and because i used to be a chemistry teacher until i decided to be a SAHM. :) My fave element is Helium to fill up the balloons that makes my kiddos so happy. :)
Julie says
Oxygen…so I can do more decorating.
Tonya says
Mg ME! I am rather fond of oxygen, for obvious reasons!
Beverly says
Mg ME! Helium, i like balloons. :0)
Becky says
Mg ME!
I like all the noble gases.
cassie says
mg Me!
my favorite element is…. carbon. it contributes to making diamonds, duh!
it was SO great to meet you both this past week at haven! you guys are awesome!
love, the crazy lady whose husband lost her dog then found it while she was away.
Beth says
Mg ME!
Bromine, because it’s my initials!
Kyley says
Mg ME!
oh gosh, flashbacks to high school science class. I’m gonna say Oxygen – what can I say, just can’t get enough of it!
Danielle says
Mg me!
Ag I lost my silver……Au get back here with my gold!
My favorite to memorize was Mg’s evil twin manganese! Mn!
Fara says
Mg ME!!!
Organic chem flashbacks are occurring. I’ll have to go with Einsteinium for no other reason than that it has the coolest name out of them all. :)
Tiffany says
Mg ME!!!
I’ve got to go with oxygen, because without it I wouldn’t be able to read your blog!
Sandi says
Magnesium is good for your bones so eat your spinach. Potassium is my fav b/c it keeps muscle cramps at bay and i do love bananas (cue gwen stefani). I totally need a new vacuum so I hope my name comes it the drawing:)
Christine says
Mg ME! Favorite Au!
Darcy says
Mg ME! Gold, of course!
maggie says
Mg ME! My fav element has to be shiny and GOLD!
Abby says
Mg me! I love He cause it makes kids smile :)
Kathy McCrary says
Mg me!
Gotta go with sodium. I’m a salty snack lover!
Kara says
Mg Me! Please!?
I love gold- its a good color on me, wink!
Margaret says
Mg ME!
My favorite would have to be He. I love helium balloons.
Deborah Nowland says
Mg ME! Oxygen seems pretty important!
Christine says
Mg ME!
Magnesium! Because it relaxes my muscles and helps me sleep! I take it every night!
Sara says
Mg me!!
I’m a fan of oxygen
Nicole says
Mg me!!!
Probably Na – used in most yummy recipes!
Deanna says
Mg Me. I like Fe — Iron. I never have enough of it in my system when I try to give blood and I love the way it looks after it’s been in the hands of a good blacksmith!
Lisa L. says
Mg ME!
My fav is helium. Breathe it in and sound like Minnie Mouse, too funny!
Holli C says
Mg me!
I’m a big fan of oxygen, I enjoy breathing
Ang says
Mg ME! K – bananas are good for you :)
FunnyGal KAT says
Mg me! A girl’s got to go for the precious metal so it’s gold for me. (I can honestly say I’ve never been asked about my favorite element before…)
JJohn says
Mg Me! I’ll take me some oxygen.