***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.
Catherine domanska says
Mg ME! Right now? Magnesium, obvi.
ashley says
Mg ME! My favorite is definitely hands down Na!
Cassi Luka says
Mg ME! My favorite element on the periodic chart is boron. I am a huge Jerry Seinfeld fan, and he has a hilarious stand up routine about NYC cab drivers and their names including elements from the periodic chart such as boron. It makes me laugh every time!
Anna says
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Favorite element- Au
annie blom says
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Helium
Marissa says
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My favorite element would be Es (einsteinium) for my pup named Einstein:)
Eva says
Mg Me! My favorite has to Be or Beryllium .Sounds cute!
Nicole Novak says
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O2 :)
Amy says
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Oxygen. I’m a big fan of oxygen. :)
Amanda says
Mg Me!! I like hydrogen!
Sarah says
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Don’t remember enough about each one to pick a favorite so I’ll go with plain ol’ oxygen.
Elizabeth says
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Ca, Calcium for strong bones!!
Sue says
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Bismuth! Because it is really pretty on the illustrated periodic table of elements!
Valerie says
Mg ME! My favorite is gold Au. It’s the one that’s easiest to remember. I was taught to think of “A U! Come back here with my GOLD!
amalisa says
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Calcium.
Angie says
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My wedding ring is Pt and Pt makes my car’s catalytic converter work. Beautiful and useful.
Beth Price says
Mg ME!!! T, Tungsten because I just LOVE saying the word Tungsten ( :
Jessica says
Mg-me! I would have to go with molybdenum. Let’s face it, it is just fun to say.
Hollis says
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Love to cook, love to eat, sodium all the way.
Kim says
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Favorite element- it would have to be W- Tungsten.
Andi says
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Carolyn says
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I don’t have a favorite…BUT when my friends had cupcakes with periodic table fondant at their wedding on June 1st, my goal was to pick one of the deadliest elements because I like the live on the edge. ;)
Tineke Galvan says
Mg Me! Carbon… because I am made up of it!!!
Whitney says
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Sabrina says
Mg ME! It’s a tie between Lr (named after my dad, in Bizarro World) and Gd, which I like to imagine is a science joke on spelling God “G-d.”
Nicole S. says
Mg me..
Christen says
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hmm… tricky bonus question! I’ll be boring and go with oxygen :)
Colby says
Mg Me! I need a new vacuum! My vote is for oxygen…
kris says
Mg ME! (Please). My fave element is Be – it is both a zen reminder (just Be!) But also, the element is a little unstable and shifty. I like an unpredictble element in my life!
Michele says
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Hmmmm…..maybe Cobalt. Memories of high school chemistry and working with “unknowns.” Learned a valuable lesson that has stayed with me for years. :)
Kelley says
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Julie says
Mg ME! I’m a fan of Oxygen.
Stephanie says
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I choose Oxygen – can’t live without it!
Karen Lewis says
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Ag is my favorite – I wear it in my ears, on my wrists, and around my neck. And I LOVE to eat with it!
Laurie says
Mg me! Au, baby!
Julie B says
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Jennifer F says
“Mg Me!” I’m not sure which would be my favorite. They all remind me of my highschool chemistry class and some things are best forgotten.(Science and Math were not my biggest strengths)
Claudia says
Mg ME! I’m a big fan of Argon, the street on which our first little house lived. The other streets were Xenon and Radon and I think we got the best one!
Barbara says
Mg me! I don’t have a favorite element and have purposely forgotten the periodic table :)
Adriana Valencia says
Mg ME! Berkelium, because I graduated from Berkeley
lesismore says
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i was never good at chemistry. O2 i guess, because it’s the only one i know.
Hoanyen Vo says
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Mandi says
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Manganese was always my favorite to say so i’ll go with that one.
Heidi K says
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Gold.
Rhonda says
Mg ME! I’ll go with sodium for the salty foods!
annie says
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I like Pb, as in plumbum or lead because its fun to say and has a practical backstory to its naming
Norma says
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My favorite is Bk, Berkelium, for my alma mater, Berkeley. I’m loving this bonus question!
Caroline says
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I’ve always loved that iron’s elemental abbreviation is Fe… it seems like such a prim name for such a workhorse of an element :)
joan says
Mg me! Ag all the way!
Amanda says
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K – Potassium- bananas of course!