“You Could Win a Complete Set of The Transformers” in 1984
September 27, 1984. This Los Angeles Times newspaper advertisement promises exactly what many of us dreamed of in 1984: A chance to win all of Hasbro’s Transformers toys? Awesome! And all you had to do was mail a postcard to the newspaper office? Okay, how many kids mailed in dozens of postcards in an attempt to flood the mailbox and win?