***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.
Bonnie S. says
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kathy says
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Courtney says
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My favorite element is Potassium!
Hillary says
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MO (Molybdenum) – only because I’m from the great state of MO (Missouri) and it seemed cool to have an element with the same abbreviation when I was a kid.
Matt says
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Carbon!!
Casey says
Mg ME! I haven’t thought about the periodic table since 10th grade chemistry (approximately half my lifetime ago). But I’ll go with oxygen since… you know… the whole breathing thing. :)
Anne Walker says
MgMe! I like He because there re lots of fun things you can do with it.
Jessica says
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I love all the elements! Especially when they are in jokes, like the following:
Q: What did the bartender say when oxygen, hydrogen, sulfur, sodium, and phosphorous walked into his bar?
A: OH SNaP!
Liz A. says
Mg ME!!!! SIlber, definately…
Cati says
Mg me! Cu because I love the look of copper, it just gets more interesting with time.
Liz T. says
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Kr…Krypton…because, why not? Kind of sounds like Kryptonite. Anything that can bring down Superman is pretty neat.
Alison U. says
Mg ME! Gotta go with AU – my initials!
Maggie says
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Yonca says
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Rachel S says
Mg Me! And, my favorite element would be Cu! (This post reminds me of “The Big Bang Theory”…) anyone else?
Lauren says
Mg Me!! I like Beryllium, and we desperately need a new vacuum!!
Katie says
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Californium! ‘Cuz it’s a cool name, man.
Allie says
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Sadly, Sodium is my favorite as I’m a salt – nut!
I will always pick salty over sweet! And my husband always yells at me for over-salting, oops!
Lilly says
Mg Me! Pu – Plutonium – I really miss that planet…
CK says
Curium because Marie Curie was a bad ass!
Arden says
mg me! i like neon because the though of it makes me happy.
anne marie says
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I like Manganese (Mn) because it’s a part of one Bill Murray’s many hilarious lines as Carl Spackler in Caddyshack!
Jess (Will Run for Cheeseburgers) says
MG ME! I heart silver.
CherylM. says
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#95 AM – Americium …. because I’m an American!! HA HA LOL …..and the 4th of July will be here soon!
Zvezda says
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Being a chem nerd, I love carbon! It’s the element of life! How could you not love it?!
Kelly says
Mg ME! Sulfur..more for the color, less for the smell
Aymee Zayas says
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Oxygen should be first but I will go with Au. Gold is purty :)
Elizabeth says
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I’m going to go with Helium. A gas that makes your voice high and makes things float – sounds like a good time!
FV says
Mg ME! I’m loving everything in Au….
Judy says
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Sarah says
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It’s been way too long to recall the periodic table!
Sarah B says
MG ME! Cf – Californium, cause how awesome is that name for an element!!
Andrew says
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heidi s. says
Mg ME! I’ve never really thought about it, but Au is probably fitting. I live in northern NV and gold mining is a HUGE part of our economy.
Rachael says
Mg ME!” I’ve got a soft spot for Ag.
Lydia says
Mg me! My favorite element would have to be phosphorous due to all the fun in chemistry lab we used to have. However, mercury would be a close second. Love it’s mass.
Chrissy says
Mg me please :) Cu
Victoria says
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I’d have to go with Ca-Calcium. It makes for strong, healthy bones.
Beth says
Mg ME! I have to go with Helium becuase I loved “UP.”
Lindsay says
Mg me! I’d have to go for Cu… Copper, just because I like the looks of it, especially when it gets some patina!
Eunice says
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Cu= Cooper because it is pretty
Allie Gibbs says
MG ME! Our vacuum is a 2 piece from the 1970s that my boyfriend refuses to get rid of, even though it doesn’t pick up ANYTHING anymore. However, that chore is on his list so I guess gifting a vacuum is the only way I’ll get a new one :)
Deena says
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kate says
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i have to go with copper, it’s such a great color when it’s new and old.
Krista says
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I like Lead because it’s Pb on the periodic table, which makes me think of peanut butter, and I love peanut butter! :)
Virginia Gasparini says
Mg me! I like H because it is the lightest element.
Alison says
Mg ME!!! I’m going to have to go with Carbon – without it we’d be diamond-less! :-)
Randi Marie says
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Oh I would love to win this! :)
Erin says
MG ME!!! I would have to go with sodium — I like it way too much to be in the realm of healthy.
Abigail says
Mg me! I’m a fan of Ag, because of the initials.