***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.
Lauren says
Mg Me!!!
Zr (Zirconium) I just like the way it looks!
Liz C. says
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I always liked Pb because when we had to memorize the periodic table, I thought “you don’t want LEAD in your Peanut Butter”!
MJB says
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I had to create a Periodic Table poster in junior high and find items that represented each chemical.
I remember nothing. I must have blocked out that painful experience.
Anne says
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Fe = Iron. Love that the symbol doesn’t match the element
Michelle Z says
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Na. Salt.
What can I say? I’m craving potato chips.
Michelle Z says
Well, I guess I’d have to pick two, to make up NaCl, but you know what I was going for, right?
Kim G says
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I probably just have to go with oxygen.
Cathy Miller says
Mg ME! I love me some Nitrogen! Keeping the planet moving :)
Kara says
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I’d have to say chlorine because I love swimming in clean swimming pools.
Marie Kovarik says
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I like helium because it makes balloons float and people’s voices sound funny.
Madeline says
Mg me! I like silver because I love silver jewelry!
Samantha says
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I’m commenting again because I didn’t see mine show up yesterday. Sorry if you get it twice but I’m assuming a computer glitch on my part :)
Anne says
Mg ME!!!!
Lead- Pb #82. I like it simply because it’s one of the few I know by memory!
Lizzie Bowman says
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I’ll go with oxygen. I like breathing.
Kelly says
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I’ve never really thought about it.
Susan H says
Mg Me! My favorite element is sodium(NA)because I’m trying to make my cleaning greener and baking soda is my new favorite supply. Who knew it had so many more uses than simply an ingredient in a chocolate cake!
Rebecca says
Mg ME! I’ve forgotten everything from Chemistry class…on purpose, maybe…
erin klegstad says
Mg ME! My current fave element: Sodium because I’m training for a 70.3 and can’t get enough of it!
Krys says
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Did I miss it or has no one mentioned Helium yet? I mean – it’s HELIUM! Floating balloons anyone? Yep, that’s my fave.
Jeannie says
Mg Me! I would have to say Gold.. love my jewelry!
Nicolas says
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My favorite would have to be C. What other element is as diverse as carbon, giving you everything from diamonds to pencil lead.
Shannon K. says
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Potassium, I love Banana’s!
Melissa says
MG me! And I’m gonna have to go with gold. Shiny, bright, beautiful gold. :)
Jessica Muir says
Mg me! I like to breath so I pick Oxygen!
Julie says
Mg me! Today is my anniversary so I’m going to go with GOLD for my fave.
Caitie says
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Love me some Oxygen!! :)
Jordan Black says
Mg Me…I’ll stick with oxygen!
Stacey O. says
Mg Me!!!! I like oxygen, we all need to breath!!!
Rimma says
Mg ME!!! Oxygen!!
Emma Poliquin says
Mg Me! I have never really thought about what my favorite element is but I would say that AU is up there.. I wear some every day with my wedding band!
Jackie says
Hey guys! I am in need of a new vac big time! Please Mg Me! I’m a huge fan of O, mostly because I cannot live without it! Side note: It’s my Birthday tomorrow and I am turning 30 years OLD.
jeanie says
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I’m picking titanium because I just got a pair of glasses frames made w/ it and I can’t even feel them on my face. super comfortable … its like they aren’t even there. Gotta luv it.
Jessica C. says
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Helium is a favorite element. Call me a kid but without helium, balloons wouldn’t be as fun, and it would be harder to achieve a good imitation of Alvin and the Chipmunks! :)
Angela says
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Lets go with helium …. cause we love those fun bday balloons!
Stacey Cucuzza says
MG ME! i’m going to go with good ‘ole oxygen since i’m sorta partial to breathing. at least most days.
Catherine says
Mg ME! I like NEON! :)
Beth says
Mg me! Oddly enough, I have always had a favorite element: K (potassium). Weird, but I think I just like the letter K for some reason.
Rich says
I like Aluminum because British people pronounce it funny. Al-you-minny-um.
Linda says
Mg me! Right this minute magnesium is my favorite element.
Julie says
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Ag or Pt, please! Thank you!!
Andrea says
Mg ME!!! Desperate for a new vacuum!! Oxygen.
Alison says
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Jane says
Mg ME! (Please)
My favourite element would have to be K…because who would have guessed that represents Potassium? Yes, potassium’s tricky like that. It’s a vital part of the human diet and a great source is found in bananas, which I love to eat…after I vaccuum ;D
Mary Ellen says
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Angela Reindl says
Mg ME!! I love O2! After going up and down the stairs a few times, I’ll ask my husband why he’s breathing so hard- he’ll say “I’m TRYING TO LIVE!” hehe- :)
Cindy says
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Au all the way!
bree says
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Ca – Calcium, I love me some milk! & I’d really like to stop borrowing my in-laws’ vacuum :)
aw, the life of living next door to your mother-in-law…
Lisa Maria says
Mg ME! I love me some barium, so much so that I wrote a report about it in high school chemistry class! Besides it’s many medical and practical uses, it’s used to make green fireworks (everyone knows that’s the best color!). A seasonally appropriate element that is sorely underappreciated!
Katy says
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Uhh…I’ll go with zinc? That’s in sunscreen right? I practice safe sun!
Jen says
“Mg ME!” I so would love to win I could use a new vacuum never even heard of this thank you for giveaway
Heather says
Mg Me! I’m a fan of silver :)