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See also [[Not in This For Your Revolution]]. Compare to [[Bribe Backfire]] and [[Comically Small Bribe]] does not work because this bribe works, or they [[Do You Want to Haggle?|haggle until it works]]. [[Every Man Has His Price]] is only when the characters frequently bribe people during the narrative, while this could happen frequently to better the character usually it is only necessary the first time. A fairy innocuous version is the [[Motivational Kiss]].
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== [[Advertising]] ==
* What would you do for a Klondike Bar?
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* On ''[[Scrubs]]'', Dr. Cox tried talking J.D. out of being his second-born's godfather simply by giving him a hug. It almost worked.
* ''[[Lost in Oz]]'' did this with the bottled tornado that would take Alex home once she defeated the Witch.
== [[Real Life]] ==▼
* Many schools offer rewards based off of [[wikipedia:Accelerated Reader|Accelerated Reading]] test results to get the students to read more. ▼
* Also in high school: "Come to [Insert class subject here] study group. We have candy."▼
** In the same vein many college groups advertise free pizza at their meetings.▼
*** Which is the source of the [[Memetic Mutation|meme]] "Come to [[Star Wars|the Dark Side]]. We have cookies!"▼
* Michael Moore, encouraging college students to vote in the 2004 elections , passed out underwear and Ramen noodles.▼
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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* In ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "The Girl Who Slept Too Little", a frightened and naked Chief Wiggum refuses to come down from a tree. The second Lou offers him a doughnut, he's already on the ground, clothed, and ready to go.
* ''[[Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines]]'' has Muttley either rescuing Dastardly from a tumble out an airplane to retrieving the recalcitrant Zilly—provided he gets a medal for his troubles.
▲== [[Real Life]] ==
▲* Many schools offer rewards based off of [[wikipedia:Accelerated Reader|Accelerated Reading]] test results to get the students to read more.
▲* Also in high school: "Come to [Insert class subject here] study group. We have candy."
▲** In the same vein many college groups advertise free pizza at their meetings.
▲*** Which is the source of the [[Memetic Mutation|meme]] "Come to [[Star Wars|the Dark Side]]. We have cookies!"
▲* Michael Moore, encouraging college students to vote in the 2004 elections , passed out underwear and Ramen noodles.
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