***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.
Danielle says
Mg me!
Christa says
Mg ME! I love salt so I pick Na :)
Elise says
Mg ME!
I don’t know if I have a favorite element, but it sure is funny when people suck down helium and then try to talk.
Lisa says
MG ME! I would have to go with oxygen. It’s kind of hard to function without it!
Tamiko says
Mg ME!
My favorite element is Ar because it’s also the abbreviation for my family’s home state of Arkansas!
Nadine S. says
Mg Me!
I think my favourite is . . . Tc (Technetium) because it makes me think that I’m saying “take care” and that seems sweet.
Lori says
Mg Me! Gotta be carbon :)
kathleen says
Mg ME! Let’s go with chlorine – I like swimming. (Had to look up this one – it’s been a long time since high school science and it wasn’t very good at it back then!)
Christina says
Mg ME!!!
and lol lol lol gold i guess!
Helen Oare says
Mg Me! I’m so hard on vacuums! (Or maybe the ones I buy are just pure crapola!) Show me the way Oreck!
I’m going with Ca. Got Milk?
Kerry Trice says
Mg ME! My favorite would have to be sodium, because I love salty foods!
Lchris says
Mg me. I have no idea……
Hannah says
Mg Me! I would have to say Si, because I like to wiggly my toes in sand!
Nina says
MG Me! I’m going CO2 because I got a D in Chemistry :)
Jessica VZ says
Mg me!
And I’m a fan of AU gold, especially since it’s one I can still remember from memorizing the table in middle school.
joe says
Mg ME!
Jennifer says
Mg ME! I like silver because I love how shiny it is <3
Kristin H. says
Mg me! Lol funniest bonus question ever. I say zinc bc it’s zippy.
Mandi T. says
Mg ME! Hg (mercury) is the fav around here.
Liliana says
Mg ME! Luv bling, Au it is!
Robin says
Mg Me! I love Strontium because it makes fireworks red!
Cheri Bynum says
Mg Me!! Oxygen, only because that’s really the only one I know anymore. Hey I was a History major in college:(
Mandy Kuehn says
Neon is the word this summer. 80’s fad back in full force!
Jackie Waddell says
Mg me!!
My favorite element is Pt – Platinum because that is what my husband chose for my engagement and wedding rings. :)
Lady Spencer says
Mg ME – obviously Pb is my favorite element. That’s for peanut butter, right?
Alena Sanderson says
“Mg ME!”
My favorite element abbreviation is Pb for lead, it always makes me think “plumbing!”
Shawna says
Mg ME! Gotta go with Oxygen – wouldn’t be here without it!
Erin says
Mg ME!
Helium–as the price keeps going up, up, up!
Carla says
mg Me!
Oxygen for air :)
Lauren Davison says
Mg ME! Ummm carbon? :)
Andria says
Mg ME!
I love helium-filled balloons (and not just because they make voices sound so funny)! So bright and cheerful.
Erica says
MG me!
I was always partial to Ag… kind of because it’s silver, and kind of because it’s Ag, which looks nothing like silver! I also like O and Li and Cu… I guess I am a fan of them all!
Tricia says
Mg me!!!
Helium, bc it makes things float:)
Melissa says
Mg ME!
I’ll take Oxygen! :)
Angie says
Mg me!
Always liked Pb.
Jan Thompson says
Mg Me!! I like copper for the color plus it is a pretty fun word to say.
alex says
Mg ME!
CARBON!!
Christine says
MG me!!
My favorite is CU because I love the warmth of it and the patina that comes with time.
Paige says
Mg ME!!
Fav element of C…from which all life forms are based off of.
Joelle Lehoux says
MG me! I’d have to go with Calcium, cause it keeps my bones good and strong!
Samantha says
MG me! Dog hair broke my last vacuum!
Christina says
Mg ME! Calcium… because strong bones are important!
Amanda says
Mg ME! Have always been drawn to Ti – my engagement and wedding rings are titanium.
Lindsey says
MG ME!! Flourine- because I like my teeth! lol
Anne says
Mg ME!
I would like to replace
my 27-year-old
vacuum. Love
your blog!
Tricia Nelson says
Mg ME!
My favorite is H2O only because that’s the only one I remember. Haha!
Shannon H. says
Mg ME!!
Co-Cobalt just because it is also the same as my favorite color blue:)
Brittany says
Mg ME!!! PLEASE!!! Element 1- Helium. Without it… no H2O, to drink, to swim, to shower…
Julie Anne says
Mg Me!
Has to be Zr, Zirconium – all the sparkle and joy of real diamonds, without the utter and complete panic when you lose an earring….
ly says
Mg me. I m a fan of Pt