
Smeedia giveaway
2016 Toyota Tacoma + 2005 Subaru WRX STI
2016 Toyota Tacoma or 2005 Subaru WRX STI
Official rules archived Sep 20. No purchase necessary.
- Prize value
- $16,500
- Paid entries
- 1 entry per $5
- Free mail-in
- 5 entries
- Free entry worth
- $25
- Drawing
- ~Oct 6
How to enter
Buy entries
1 entry per $5
- Doesn't count: Based on the list price of the eligible purchase, excluding sales tax and shipping/handling, less any credits or discounts.
Free entry
5 entries per card
- 3" x 5" piece of paper inside a envelope
- Mail by Sep 30, 2026
- Same entries would cost $25 to buy
No purchase necessary
How to enter free by mail
Mail by Sep 30, 2026
Sep 30
Postmarked by Sep 30, and it must arrive by Oct 5.
Write on the card
- 1full name
- 2full mailing address (no P.O. Boxes)
- 3email address
- 4phone number
- 5birth date
Mail to
Exactly as printed in the rules. A different address can void the entry.
The mail piece
- What to mail
- 3" x 5" piece of paper inside a envelope
- Each mail-in is worth
- 5 entries
- Card writing
- Handwritten only
- Envelope writing
- Handwritten only
- Cut printer paper
- Allowed
- One entry per envelope
- Each envelope mailed separately
- Return address
- Not stated in rules
- Metered postage
- Not stated in rules
Worked example
A mocked-up entry built from this giveaway's rules, with made-up details. Match the layout, not the ink color, unless one is specified.
Card · 3" x 5"
John Doe
123 Main Street
john.doe@example.com
(555) 555-5555
01/01/1990
Handwritten only · cut printer paper OK
Envelope
John Doe
123 Main Street
Anytown, ST 12345

Realtime Media
Attn: Smeedia September Tacoma X STI Giveaway Entry (12847)
2460 General Armistead Ave, STE 209
West Norriton, PA 19403
Handwritten only
What you'll need
Supplies guide- 3 x 5 index cardsThe size most mail-in rules ask for. A 500-pack costs a few cents a card.Amazon
- #10 envelopesStandard business size; fits a folded or flat 3 x 5 card. Buy security-tint so the card isn't visible.Amazon
- Black gel pensSome rules require black ink, and legible handwriting is what gets a card counted.Amazon
- Envelope moistenerA sponge-tip moistener seals a stack of envelopes in minutes.Amazon
Forever stamps are cheapest at the post office or usps.com.
Limits
- Max 300 entries per person for the whole promotion (all entry methods combined)
What it costs, and what it's worth
- Per mail-in
- $0.86
- stamp and materials
- Per entry, mailed
- $0.17
- Per entry, bought
- $5.00
- One mail-in equals
- $25
- in purchases at the base rate
- Max mail-ins
- 60
- Cost to max out
- $51.84
Read the mail-in paragraph from the official rules
“To enter without making a purchase, legibly hand-print your full name, full mailing address (no P.O. Boxes), email address, phone number, and birth date on a plain 3x5 inch paper (“Mail-In Entry”). Mail your completed Mail-In Entry to Realtime Media, Attn: Smeedia September Tacoma X STI Giveaway Entry (12847), 2460 General Armistead Ave, STE 209, West Norriton, PA 19403. Each Mail-In Entry must be mailed separately in a hand-addressed, stamped envelope. No photocopied or mechanically reproduced Mail-In Entries will be accepted. Sponsor is not responsible for postage-due Mail-In Entries or for any incorrect or illegible data contained in any Mail-In Entry. Mail-In Entries must be postmarked no later than September 30, 2026 and received by October 5, 2026 to be eligible for the Sweepstakes. All Mail-In Entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned or acknowledged. If you take the steps above, you will receive five (5) entries into the Sweepstakes.”
From the fine print
What the rules say
Disqualifiers3
Any one of these can void an entry or a win.
Your own return address on the mail-in (and the address used for purchase entries) cannot be a P.O. Box.
Show the rules' wordingHide the wording· How to Enter, Free Mail-In Entry
“full mailing address (no P.O. Boxes)”
Sponsor is not responsible for postage-due mail-in entries -- insufficient postage risks the card never counting.
Show the rules' wordingHide the wording· How to Enter, Free Mail-In Entry
“Sponsor is not responsible for postage-due Mail-In Entries or for any incorrect or illegible data contained in any Mail-In Entry.”
Winner must take delivery within 90 days of being notified the vehicle is ready, or it can be forfeited to an alternate winner.
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“Winner must agree to take delivery of the Vehicle within ninety (90) days of notification of availability from the Sponsor; failure to take delivery within ninety (90) days of availability could cause the Vehicle to be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner.”
Advantages2
Things in the rules that work in your favor.
The 300-entry cap is per person regardless of method, so a free mailer sending 60 postcards (5 entries each) reaches the exact same 300-entry ceiling as someone spending $1,500 online.
Show the rules' wordingHide the wording· How to Enter, LIMIT
“Three hundred (300) total entries per person during the Sweepstakes Period, regardless of method of entry.”
Nothing in the mail-in paragraph requires the card to be hand-printed by the entrant personally (unlike several sibling giveaways in this space) -- only that it be legible and not mechanically reproduced.
Show the rules' wordingHide the wording· How to Enter, Free Mail-In Entry
“legibly hand-print your full name, full mailing address (no P.O. Boxes), email address, phone number, and birth date on a plain 3x5 inch paper”
Costs2
Winners in Alaska or Hawaii must pay their own transportation/delivery costs for the vehicle; everywhere else in the contiguous US, the Sponsor arranges and pays for reasonable transportation.
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“If the winner resides in Alaska or Hawaii, the winner will be solely responsible for all transportation and delivery costs associated with receiving the Vehicle, and acceptance of the prize is conditioned upon the winner’s agreement to arrange and pay for such transportation.”
The STI (and possibly the Tacoma) has been modified from factory spec; the winner must check their own state/county emissions and safety-inspection rules before accepting, and can decline the prize (with no cash substitute guaranteed) if it can't be legally registered.
Show the rules' wordingHide the wording· Prize section
“Winner acknowledges that the Vehicle has been modified from its original manufacturer's specifications. Vehicle may not meet safety, emissions testing, or other standards required in some states, and/or counties/municipalities and Sponsor makes no representation that the Vehicle is street legal or eligible for registration in all jurisdictions.”
On the sponsor's site
Paid entries and bonus windows
- Base rate
- 1 entry per $5
- Doesn't count
- Based on the list price of the eligible purchase, excluding sales tax and shipping/handling, less any credits or discounts.
What you win
Prize
Grand Prize
1 winner · pick in draw order- 2016 Toyota Tacoma$15,000
- 2005 Subaru WRX STI (modified, ~113,000 miles, clean title)$15,000
- $1,500 cash check$1,500
- Value per winner
- $16,500
- Cash instead
- Not offered
- Delivery
- Delivered to the winner
- Travel paid by sponsor
- Yes
- Taxes
- Winner is solely responsible for all taxes; a valid SSN is required before the prize is awarded and an IRS Form 1099 will be issued.
- Winner must respond within
- 72 hours
- Winner contacted by
- To claim the prize
- Sign an affidavit
- Return a W-9
- Show a driver's license
Who can enter, and when
Eligibility and dates
- Minimum age
- 18+
- Where
- US
- Excluded
- None listed
- Driver's license
- Required
- Past winners
- No exclusion stated
- Opens
- Sep 1, 2026
- Closes
- Sep 30, 2026
- Drawing
- On or about Oct 6, 2026
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Administrator
- Realtime Media LLC
Before you enter
Is Smeedia legit?
What the public record shows. We list facts with sources rather than a rating, so you can judge.
- 1 giveaways on record, the earliest from Sep 1, 2026
- No published winners found yet
- A state business registration exists for the company named in the rules
- Drawings administered by Realtime Media LLC
Who runs it
About Smeedia
Smeedia Shop is an apparel/merch brand that funds vehicle sweepstakes -- including the "Tacoma X STI Giveaway" -- through website purchases and free hand-printed mail-in entries.
Sponsor of record: Smeedia LLC. Administered by Realtime Media LLC.
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2016 Toyota Tacoma + 2005 Subaru WRX STI giveaway: FAQ
How do I enter the Smeedia 2016 Toyota Tacoma + 2005 Subaru WRX STI giveaway for free?
Mail 3" x 5" piece of paper inside a envelope to Realtime Media, Attn: Smeedia September Tacoma X STI Giveaway Entry (12847), 2460 General Armistead Ave, STE 209, West Norriton, PA 19403, postmarked by Sep 30, 2026 and received by Oct 5, 2026. Each mail-in is worth 5 entries, the same as $25 in purchases. Follow the exact card and envelope rules on this page; a missing field can void the entry.
When does the 2016 Toyota Tacoma + 2005 Subaru WRX STI giveaway end?
Entries close Sep 30, 2026. The drawing is on or about Oct 6, 2026.
How much is the 2016 Toyota Tacoma + 2005 Subaru WRX STI giveaway worth?
The official rules put the approximate retail value at $16,500. Prizes are taxable income at their value, so the winner owes income tax on it.
How many entries do you get per dollar?
The base rate is 1 entry per $5.
Who can enter?
Entrants must be 18 or older and live in US.
Has anyone actually won a Smeedia giveaway?
We haven't found a published Smeedia winner yet. That can simply mean the sponsor is new or doesn't post winners publicly; the sponsor page lists what we checked.
Details on this page come from the official rules retrieved Sep 20, 2026 and second-checked Sep 21, 2026. If anything differs, the official rules govern. Report an error.





