History Main / FoodAsBribe

** Inversely, the police will often offer the criminals they interrogate free food in the hopes that it will make them more relaxed and thus more likely to talk and offer up information.

* ''Webcomic/CursedPrincessClub'': The Pastel Princesses are eager to go to Plaid Prince Lance's birthday party, but their OverprotectiveDad King Jack had forbidden them from interacting with the Plaid Princes while he's away (and had been resistant to allowing such interactions even when he was there). After one long and grueling expedition, he returns to the Pastel Palace very hungry, sees [[SweetBaker Gwendolyn]] with a plate of freshly-baked brownies, and asks if they're all for him. Gwen had actually planned to share the brownies with her siblings (who wanted to eat their sorrows away over the likelihood that they would miss Lance's party), but she improvises and gives them all to her dad to make it easier to convince him to let them all go to the Plaid Kingdom for the event.

* ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'':

Compare DeliciousDistraction (when food is used to distract), IWasToldThereWouldBeCake and JustHereForTheFreeSnacks (deciding to go to a function for the complimentary food), AndYourRewardIsEdible (you're congratulated with food even if you were not initially promised it), FoodInterrogation (when food is used to get information out of someone), and ThroughHisStomach and TastesLikeFriendship, when food is used to cement a relationship. Supertrope to FoodInterrogation. Related to MotivationOnAStick. Can be invoked with TrademarkFavoriteFood. Contrast DeniedFoodAsPunishment. Can possibly be thrown to invoke a GoFetch situation.

As well, for a starving person, a fast food burger might be enough but for a more well-off person, you might have to offer then a them a [[ConspicuousConsumption fancy steak and lobster dinner]]. For animals, bribing them can be just as easy as offering them the food (or prey) their species [[StockAnimalDiet is known for eating]]. And if you ever come across an honest, upright FairCop you just can't bribe with cash or FlirtyVoicePloy use a flirtatious voice) your way out of a speeding ticket from, try offering him a [[DonutMessWithACop donut]]. While this trope is mainly about food bribes, some beverage bribes are included, such as liquor or beer.

As well, for a starving person, a fast food burger might be enough but for a more well-off person, you might have to offer then a them a [[ConspicuousConsumption fancy steak and lobster dinner]]. For animals, bribing them can be just as easy as offering them the food (or prey) their species [[StockAnimalDiet is known for eating]]. And if you ever come across a cop you just can't buy opr flirt) your way out of a speeding ticket from, try offering him a [[DonutMessWithACop donut]]. While this trope is mainly about food bribes, some beverage bribes are included, such as liquor or beer.

As well, for a starving person, a fast food burger might be enough but for a more well-off person, you might have to offer then a them a [[ConspicuousConsumption fancy steak and lobster dinner]]. For animals, bribing them can be just as easy as offering them the food (or prey) their species [[StockAnimalDiet is known for eating]]. And if you ever come across a cop you just can't buy opr flirt) your way out of a speeding ticket from, try offering him a [[DonutMessWithACop donut]]. While this trope is mainly about food bribes, some beverage bribes are included, such as beer.

Sometimes, things can get tough. You might be TheLoad, the weakest team member who struggles to keep up. Or you might be the CowardlyLion. Or an ObstrctuctiveBureaucrat who won't approve an application. Or your FiveManBand of buddies really wants you to go explore the AbandonedHospital or to stand up to TheBully for the first time, but you find yourself incapable of getting the motivation. What you need is the proper incentive. But would it be [[OnlyInItForTheMoney for cash]]? For [[SmoochOfVictory a kiss]]? No? But perhaps you would do it for food.

Food can be a powerful motivator for people. All you have to do is offer them a burger, or french fries, or cake and they're like putty in your hands. Typically, it's [[TrademarkFavoriteFood one treat in particular]] or a [[SweetTooth dessert]] but [[ObsessedWithFood for]] [[OneTrackMindedHunger some]], they can be bribed with any food. And sometimes, depending on the situation, one cookie will not be enough. You'd have to offer them the whole box. As well, for a starving person, a fast food burger might be enough but for a more well-off person, you might have to offer then a them a [[ConspicuousConsumption fancy steak and lobster dinner]]. For animals, bribing them can be just as easy as offering them the food (or prey) their species [[StockAnimalDiet is known for eating]]. And if you ever come across a cop you just can't buy opr flirt) your way out of a speeding ticket from, try offering him a [[DonutMessWithACop donut]]. While this trope is mainly about food bribes, some beverage bribes are included, such as beer.

Sometimes, things can get tough. You might be TheLoad, the weakest team member who struggles to keep up. Or you might be the CowardlyLion. Your FiveManBand really wants you to go explore the AbandonedHospital or to stand up to TheBully for the first time, but you find yourself incapable of going. What you need is the proper motivation. But would it be [[OnlyInItForTheMoney for cash]]? For [[SmoochOfVictory a kiss]]? No? Then perhaps you would do it for food.

Food can be a very powerful motivator for some people. All you have to do is offer them a burger, or french fries, or cake and they're like putty in your hands. Typically, it's [[TrademarkFavoriteFood one treat in particular]] or a [[SweetTooth dessert]] but [[ObsessedWithFood for]] [[OneTrackMindedHunger some]], they can be bribed with any food. And sometimes, depending on the situation, one cookie will not be enough. You'd have to offer them the whole box. As well, for a starving person, a fast food burger might be enough but for a more well-off person, you might have to offer then a them a [[ConspicuousConsumption fancy steak and lobster dinner]]. For animals, bribing them can be just as easy as offering them the food (or prey) their species [[StockAnimalDiet is known for eating]]. And if you ever come across a cop you just can't buy opr flirt) your way out of a speeding ticket from, try offering him a [[DonutMessWithACop donut]]. While this trope is mainly about food bribes, some beverage bribes are included, such as beer.

Food can be a very powerful motivator for some people. All you have to do is offer them a burger, or french fries, or cake and they're like putty in your hands. Typically, it's [[TrademarkFavoriteFood one treat in particular]], but [[ObsessedWithFood for]] [[OneTrackMindedHunger some]], they can be bribed with anything. And sometimes, depending on the situation, one will not be enough. You'd have to offer them the whole box. For animals, bribing them can be just as easy as offering them the food their species [[StockAnimalDiet is known for eating]]. And if you ever come across a cop you just can't buy your way out of a ticket from, try offering him a [[DonutMessWithACop donut]].

[[caption-width-right:140:[[http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1396 Hard to say no when you're a]] StarvingStudent.]]

Sometimes, things can get tough. You might be TheLoad or the CowardlyLion. Your FiveManBand really wants you to go into the AbandonedHospital or to stand up to TheBully for the first time, but you find yourself incapable of going. What you need is the proper motivation. But would it be [[OnlyInItForTheMoney for cash]]? For [[SmoochOfVictory a kiss]]? No? Then perhaps you would do it for food.

Food can be a very powerful motivator for some people. All you have to do is offer them a burger, or a french fry, and they're like putty in your hands. Typically, it's [[TrademarkFavoriteFood one treat in particular]], but [[ObsessedWithFood for]] [[OneTrackMindedHunger some]], they can be bribed with anything. And sometimes, depending on the situation, one will not be enough. You'd have to offer them the whole box. For animals, bribing them can be just as easy as offering them the food their species [[StockAnimalDiet is known for eating]]. And if you ever come across a cop you just can't buy your way out of a ticket from, try offering him a [[DonutMessWithACop donut]].

* In the first half of the ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' cartoon "Prince Violent", Yosemite Sam has an elephant helping him try to break into Bugs's fortress; however, with each failed plan, Sam [[MeanBoss yells at the elephant and occasionally clubs him]], eventually telling him to get lost so he can do it himself. After a few more failures, Sam finally manages to get in, only to find that the elephant is working for Bugs now and chases Sam away with a club. It's then revealed that Bugs is convincing him to work for him by [[LiteralMetaphor paying him with peanuts]].

** Another chapter has Fujiwara giving Shirogane a soda as a bribe to increase her club's funding. It doesn't work.

** Tohru offers her ten cream puffs if she'll go away in her introductory chapter. It works.
** Kobayashi offers Elma sweets if she'll help Tohru defeat [[AxCrazy Ilulu]].

** Luffy doesn't consider himself a hero. Why did he agree to save Fishman Island? Because they offered him meat.

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'', Fat Cat ships in a gang of [[WelcomeToTheCaribbeanMon nutty fruit bats from Jamaica]] to use as jewel thieves, paying them with fruit. Even he is amazed at how easy it is:

* Horo from ''LightNovel/SpiceAndWolf'' can usually be bought with apples, but will occasionally demand fancier foods (most notably, the honey-pickled peaches that are considered a delicacy in the city they were visiting at the time).

* In ''LightNovel/TheCaseFilesOfJewelerRichard'', Seigi bribes Richard with sweets to do all sorts of things and it always works.