***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.
Brooke Roy says
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He for Helium. Good for making party balloons.
Kathy says
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He, it’s got to be the most fun!
Jamie Z. says
Mg ME!! I’ll go with Helium, b/c..why not??
Rachel says
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I must say Na. I am addicted. I know Americans in general have too much sodium in our diet but food would be so different without sodium!!
Elisa says
Mg me! I actually had to do some research on this one… How about Einsteinium?!
Amy says
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Aluminum is my favorite because it reminds me of how my mom can. not. say. it. It’s hilarious to watch her try, though.
Jill A. says
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Tell a potassium joke?!….K
Yup I’m a science nerd.
Sarah L says
Mg Me!! Gold, of course ;)
Kate says
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My favorite element is Surprise.
Christina says
Mg ME!!! My favorite is Lv or Livermorium, of course! Who wouldn’t love that name?? haha
tanja says
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I have to say he – helium since it makes you talk funny. :)
Nicole says
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My fave has to be Ca because it makes everything in the human body work!
Elizabeth says
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Na because I’ve been craving salty snacks for the past few weeks!
Katie M says
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Always liked potassium because of my name :)
Jilly says
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H2O baby!
Victoria says
Mg ME!!! My fav elements are Ca and K – Calcium & Potassium, basically the only healthy part of a banana cream pie… nom nom nom
Marjan says
Mg me! Bonus. Pt all the way.
Carrie says
Mg Me! Fe because it always seems to get me a lot of points when playing Just Words.
Bao says
MG ME! Calcium for strong bones!
Elizabeth B. says
Mg ME! I like potassium because its symbol is K. How random is that?!
deb says
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Copernicium as it is one of the rarest elements; only about 75 atoms have ever been detected. I think that’s cool!
Shar says
Mg ME! Oxygen is my fave! And my vacuum just kicked the can this past weekend, so here’s hoping for the best! :)
chanraney says
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My favorite element would have to be sodium because I really do salty food. I put salt on every fruit I eat!!!
Lauren M says
Mg ME!! I would have to say Gold and Silver, because I like things that sparkle!
Julie says
Mg ME! I like Ag because it looks better on me than Au! :)
Karen says
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AU and AG… Bling and Caching ;)
Josie says
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Au :) Gold!!
Emily A. says
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Becky says
Mg me! Oxygen would be my favorite element because I am always practical. :)
Jen says
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No idea what it is, but I’ve always liked how beryllium sounds.
Heather says
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My favorite element is totally Potassium. Potassium is so cool that it’s symbol isn’t even a P! I also enjoy bananas, so it is all around just fabulous.
Arli says
Mg me! Please! Carbon. Aren’t diamonds made of carbon compressed carbon over millions of years? Need I say more?
Sanya says
Mg me! Definitely carbon, the molecule of life.
Michelle says
Mg me!! I love fluorine, totally did a report on it in jr high…
Allison says
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I pick Boron, because when I say it in my head, it’s Adam Sandler’s voice talking.
Mindy says
Mg ME! I love sodium.. No judging but I even add salt to McDonalds French fries:) the more the better :)
anu says
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what can i say, i like the bling – au!!
Beth says
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Maybe my favorite is H or O…. H2O!!!
Marisa H says
Mg ME! I would have to say I have always been a fan of Platinum!
Jenn says
Mg ME!!! I’m gunna have to say Helium. Word on the street is the helium supply on earth is running out! Does that mean party balloons are going to get super expensive once the supply is nearly gone and the demand for balloons at parties continues to rise?!
Rebecca says
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Cu – copper would be my favorite. I have been dreaming of a hammered copper farmhouse sink to add to a kitchen one day!
Kat says
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Helium, because I like to talk funny.
Nancy Lambert says
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Magnesium is now my favorite because ofmthismwonderful vacuum cleaner! Keeping my fingers crossed!!!
Shelikestotravel says
Mg me. Gold is one of my favorites on the chart.
Katie Butler says
Mg ME! I like Oxygen too!
La says
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FE – Iron, b/c well…it’s strong. :)
Ali says
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Oxygen cause I get light headed with out it! :)
My vacuum is on truly at the end of its life! I’d love to “adopt” a new vacuum especially one that is light weight!
~ Ali
Tracy says
I like helium because balloons make my daughter so HAPPY! :)
Jane B. says
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I never had a favorite because I hated chemistry. So I guess in some ways I loved H (1) hydrogen because it was the easiest to remember :-)
Katie Butler says
Mg ME! I Am a huge Fan and lover of oxygen:)