***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.
Megan says
Mg ME! Carbon, for sure.
Clarissa says
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Love me some “Na”. It makes food taste better, clear my driveway in the winter, line a margarita glass…I’m all for multitasking elements.
Kathleen says
Mg Me!!!! Really need a new vacuum cleaner!
Jeanette says
Thanks for the great giveaway, John, Sherry, Clara & Burger! And of course, thanks to Oreck for the giveaway and for supporting Young House Love! Vaccuming is my favorite chore and I would love to try these out.
Mg ME! I love a lot of the elements, but especially Oxygen – without it, I couldn’t enjoy any of the others!! <3
Stefani says
MG Me!
I’m going with Oxygen.
Nikki says
MG Me!!! Is it strange that I like vacuuming and seeing all the gross I picked up??
On a whim, I’m going with lead, or Pb if you will. I love peanut butter, or pb.
Eliza Wells says
Mg me!
Caitlin says
Mg ME! Let’s say Neon…just because it’s fun.
JLaw says
Mg ME! I like copper, because I am a ginger, and so are two of my three boys!
Helen says
Mg ME! ….because I have a toddler and 2 dogs and one of them is a constant shedder (dog not child). I think I’m going to have to go with Sodium….it’s one of the best parts of the ocean.
Alicia says
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Oxygen!
Tarcia says
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Tungsten was the first element to pop in my head, so I’m going with that.
Stephanie says
Mg ME! Sodium, yum : )
Ashley says
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I like Copper, because it’s satisfying to say, and could be a name.
nic says
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Silver, baby!!!
Erin says
Mg ME!! This jokes says it all: “Tell a Potassium joke.”, “K”. I also love bananas, so that explains my preference for K.
Karen says
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Gotta pick dubnium for its great name.
amanda says
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cesium.
Debra says
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Gotta love Au.
Ashley says
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I like zinc best…
Kelli says
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I’ll go w/ IRON b/c I remember being the only kid in my class that got its symbol correct!
Jennie says
Mg me! K-Potassium
Important for plants to grow!
Ari says
mg ME!! Sodium for sure. Potato chips.
Maike says
Mg ME!!!… and I’m gonna be lame and say O2… cause you know… breathing is important.
Tessa says
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Silver is always nice:)
Carol says
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Alyssa S. says
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I have two favorites. H2 and O which combined equals water! Yummy :)
Jody says
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KP says
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Carolann says
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Tricia says
Mg me
I pick LV because it stands for livermorium. An element with “liver” in it. Tricia
Aundrea says
Mg ME! Who wants to buy a vacuum, we would love a free one.
Chelsey says
Mg me!
My favorite is neon!
Jill says
Mg Me! I am terrible at chemistry.
Britt says
Mg ME! !
Jessica says
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Y (yttrium)
Why? Y not…
L. Caire says
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My favorite element is Yb: Ytterbium. I mean, how do you even say it? I should have a Swiss person help me out with this…
Lyndsey Coya says
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Ummm, I never took chem…how about Americium? Because I like America?
Valerie says
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Bonus Question: Helium!
William B. says
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Mn – manganese. Used to have a fish that was a ‘manganese cichlid’. I loved that pet fish. Maybe if I win, I’ll get another!
Jinsy Oommen says
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Gold! I am all for gold jewellery :)
Christina says
Mg ME! I’ll go with aluminum (AL) for my daughter’s initials
Corinne says
Mg ME! I like Oxygen and Hydrogen, since they make water and keep me hydrated all day long at work!
Diana says
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As a human, I find it hard not to favor Carbon!
Sandra says
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Oxygen, with hydrogen a close second!
Brian says
“Mg ME!”
My favorite element is Ag Gold…need I say more.
Elise says
Mg ME! my favorite element(s) are NaCl- the combination is just the right amount of, well, salty and salty!
Jess says
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Californium’s my favorite.
Wendy Jackson says
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I have to go with “CL” for the summer…Chlorine makes swimming with children not so icky!
Lindsey says
Mg Me!!!!
Perhaps Platinum! :) – errrr is that even on the periodic table? Time to go check!