***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.
Nicole says
Mg ME!
I really like Gold….because, well, I’m a chick and we like gold.
Brooke says
Mg me! Gd—gadolinium…soft, silvery, malleable
Kate says
Mg Me!!! And probably Francium, but only because I had to do a project on it once.
Martha says
Mg ME! I think I’m going to have to go for the gold :)
N Shirley says
Mg me! I have to go with carbon, without it we wouldn’t BE here!
Savannah says
MG ME!
My favorite element is selenium. It protects cells for damage and has a nice ring to it.
Katie says
Mg ME, PLEASE!
In HS chemistry I always liked “K – potassium,” just because it was my initial :)
Kelly says
Mg ME!
I think I like Indium the best. I like to say Indium. Indium.
Indium.
Although, how often do I like jokes about chemistry?….. Periodically.
lol. Have a good day!
Chad Lynch says
Mg ME!
I would have to choose Iodine as my favorite element!
Crystal says
Mg me! I’m a huge oxygen fan!
shari says
Mg ME.
YEP ill go OXYGEN! lol
Ellen Kaak says
Mg ME….. I am made of Carbon so Carbon it is!
meerkate says
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Right now, my favorite is Magnesium! ;-)
Laurie Watson says
Mg ME!!
My Favorite elements would have to be H and O, because I love me a nice tall glass of ice cold water!!!
Stephanie says
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I would have to say silver or oxygen. I like to be able to breathe while redoing our master bedroom in silver accents right now.
kathy says
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I’ll go with NaCl – sodium chloride. Because really, where would we all be without table salt (Nacl) ? :)
Colleen says
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I’m a big fan of Au!
Erica says
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My favorite element is Hg (Mercury) because we used to have bottle in science class and it was soooo heavy. Way heavier than you’d expect.
Terri says
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I’m a big fan of gold!
Rebecca M says
Mg ME! Chemistry? UGGG!
Angelie Elliott says
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Cu (Copper).
Crystal S says
Mg me!! O2 because I like breathing.
Christina Kennedy says
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Sarah says
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Today, it’s Magnesium because I really wanna win this vacuum!
Chelsea says
Mg ME! I’m a fan of Oxygen!!
DEBRA BRICKEY says
Mg ME!!!
Sarah P. says
Mg ME! I’m constantly amazed plants make enough Oxygen for us to sustain ourselves on. I’m also still amazed we tear down forests like it’s our business!
Chelsea says
Mg Me! Calcium… gotta keep those bones strong!
Lindsey says
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My favorite element: Aluminium, because of the awesome way my British friends say it.
Sharon Laird says
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Aluminum because I love to hear my British friend’s say it!
Tiffany C. says
Mg ME! I like cobalt because it’s my favorite shade of blue!
Angeline says
Mg ME! Yttrium – found in rare earth materials, and used to make the color red in your television screen!
Julia says
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My favorite element would be any of the noble gases. Because I think its cool that they are so noble. ;)
Lauren says
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NEON is my favorite!!
Mendal says
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Michelle @ Lifewithacrazypup says
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Deborah says
Mg ME!! This girl luvs the gold!
maurie says
Mg ME! I like Magnesium Oxide -it keeps me even keel.
Liz says
Mg ME!!! Ti otherwise known as Titanium is pretty cool. You can get some pretty neat titanium jewelry!
Jenny West Bullock says
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Gold, it was one of the few elements I could actually remember in my high school chemistry class!
Bonnie says
Mg Me! Definitely oxygen! What a difference it makes… :)
Briana says
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JennCfrGA says
Platinum, Pt. I’m a fancy gal. What can I say?
Marisa says
Mg me! I’d have to say Californium because I’m jealous New Jersey doesn’t have an element named after it (what, what Jerzee pride!). Hope I win. :)
Heather says
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Ag — gold for me!
Emily Williams says
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After consulting the periodic table (via wikipedia, of course), I’ve chosen Holmium- a rare earth element. Why Holmium? Mainly because at 7 am, it’s shortened name, Ho, made me giggle!
Thanks for all that you do!
Erin says
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As an actual chemistry teacher, I love allll the elements, but recently I’d say fluorine is my favorite, for nerdy chemistry reasons. Love this question!!
Amy says
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Yb: ytterbium becuase it looks odd and is fun to say.
Valerie G says
Mg ME! I would have to say carbon because it is the basis of all life.
Rachel says
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Definitely oxygen. Love that stuff!