***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.
Courtney says
Mg ME!
Sulfur all the way baby!
Karen Lachapelle says
Mg ME!! I’ve always liked K, but I may be biased ;)
Miss E says
I’ve never forgotten my chemistry teacher Mrs. Robinson (not like the song, but for real) for helping me learn my periodic table. Unfortunately I only remember Pb (lead) for P-eanut B-utter because “you wouldn’t want to eat a lead sandwich…”
Mg ME!!!
Julie says
Mg ME!
Pu – Plutonium of course, you need it to produce the 1.21 gigawatts of power needed for the DeLorean (Back to the Future reference!)
Melissa says
Mg me! Cl (or chlorine) is my favorite for the summer. Keeping the pool clean and therefore, me cool!
Kara says
MG ME!!! K – potassium
Celia says
Mg ME!
I’ll go with oxygen for this one — although it was tough choice!
Lyndsey says
Mg ME!!
Hilary @ My So-Called Home says
Mg me! I don’t know much about elements but I could really use a new vacuum!
Emily says
Mg ME! I like oxygen….it’s good!
Kimberlee says
Mg Me! I’m going to have to say copper…we’ve been scrapping all kinds of applience and anything metal we can get our hands on…Awesome way to bring in extra money to pay for our wedding!
Jennie says
Mg me please!
Na (Sodium) because natrium is a cool word.
Sarah says
Mg ME!!
FE, Iron.
Joanna says
Mg ME! Also, sodium because even though my dr. Husband tells me I shouldn’t …I still think I should. And do. Thank you Na (and Cl, I suppose)
Betsy says
Mg ME! I guess my fave element would be Gold, in the form of jewelry:) And I would also love a new vacuum!!!
Holly Faske says
Mg ME!!!
-I can honestly say I’ve never thought of what my fav is on the periodic table…but I would say that Oxygen is pretty darn important!!
Jessica says
Mg ME! Pass the Na, please. Salt is my fav.
michelle says
mg me!!
potassium is my fave…
http://www.nerdilicio.us/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/potassium.jpg
Chelsea says
Mg ME!! My LEAST favorite element is Fe, because it’s always too low for me to save lives and donate blood. What a nuisance. ;)
Lanna says
Mg me!! I like gold because it holds up all of my diamonds. ha ha!!
ALisa d says
Mg me!
No favs here! :)
Jennifer M says
Mg Me! Lithium, because it is my fave Sirius/XM radio station.
Rhonda Lofland says
Mg ME!
Ca, Calcium, so good for you!
Dawn says
Mg ME!
H = Hydrogen becasue it’s the most abundant element.
Jess says
Mg ME!!! Mg…magnesium, definitely magnesium!
Abbey says
Mg ME! I love me some O.
Karina says
Mg ME!!! Can’t say I’m not a fan of breathing O2… ;)
Colie says
Mg ME!!! I have to go with Carbon because it’s my baby cousins name! My Vacuum just broke man id love to win this!
Jannice says
Mg ME!
Pb for sure, because its Latin for ‘plumbum’ — which is just such a great word!!!
Elizabeth G says
Mg ME!–I’m gonna go with Potassium since it’s important to my athletic training…and I like bananas, K? (see what I did there?) :)
Nicole says
Mg Me!! Neon, super cool.
Bethany J says
Mg me!! Definitely a fan of oxygen since I like breathing and all…
Amy H says
Mg ME!
Sodium….luv a little saltiness.
Tiffany A. says
MG ME! I have to say this is a hard question, but how about neon because it is bright and makes everyone happy! :)
Ashleigh says
Mg ME! A girl’s gotta love her AU!
Maya B says
Mg ME!
Co – because I love cobalt blue!!!
Erin says
Mg ME!! =) Copper may be my fave. It’s useful, practical, and beautiful!
Dara says
Mg ME!
I think my favorite element is Copper….It is just so pretty.
Colleen M says
Mg ME!
My favorite element is Magnesium :::insert winky face:::
Kelly says
Mg ME!!!!
Oxygen would have to be my fave, can’t get far without it!
Julie says
MG ME!!
Gotta go with chlorine. Keeps my favorite place, the pool, nice and clean!
CarrieE says
Mg ME!
Jennie says
Mg Me, pretty please!! I’d say Oxygen… for obvious reasons :) I’d love to have even cleaner O2 to breath in after vacuuming with a brandy new vacuum too!!
Cindy says
Mg ME!!!
I’m a big fan of silver!
the 7msn ranch says
Mg ME! Please?
And I’ll take Ag…it’s a New Mexico thing.
Ashley says
Mg ME!! Potassium (K) is where it’s at… gotta love those bananas!
Megs says
Mg me!
Courtney says
MG ME!!!!
My favorite is Aluminum. Believe it or not I actually named my cat after it.
Shannah says
Mg me! I’ve always been a fan of Aluminium because of the funny way the British narrator of the film we watched in high school pronounced the word: “al-you-min-ee-um.” Thanks for the giveaway! Hope I win! ;)
Jill P says
Mg ME!! Gotta love good ol Hydrogen!