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Say Bob offers Alice a little gift, or agrees to do Alice a favor, but Alice asks for more gifts or favors from Bob, or someone else, knowing she is likely to get it.

* ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'': Kaneki's mother was a regular victim of this thanks to his {{Jerkass}} aunt, who kept turning to her for financial help. Sadly, Kaneki's mom was every bit an ExtremeDoormat, and literally worked herself to death. It ultimately transpires that said aunt never actually needed the money and lived an incredibly comfortable life: she just wanted ''more'', and knew she could use her sister to get it.

* A ''ComicBook/{{Goofy}}'' comic has a tourist family's car break down in front of Goofy's house. He lets them in to use the phone, and offers to let them live with him until the car is fixed. They start draining away at his money by their constant eating, making long-distance calls, doctor bills, helping pay for the repairs... After they finally leave, another car breaks down in front of Goofy's house... and is greeted with gunfire.

* Happens in the ''FanFic/TheFlashSentryChronicles'' with Spike. Because he had a crush on Rarity, whenever she would flirt and tease with him in order to get him to do some favors for her, he was unaware that she didn’t recuperate his feelings leading him to think he had a chance with her. This came to a head in "Spike’s Heartbreak" where he found out [[MomentKiller the hard way]], that Rarity was in a relationship with Lightning Blitz. When everyone calls Rarity out on it, she realizes how horrible she had treated Spike and tried to make amends with him.

* Occurs in several episodes of ''Here's Lucy'', usually involving either Lucy and Harry agreeing to help the other, who subsequently takes excessive advantage of the others offer. One notable example is the episode "Harrison Carter, Male Nurse" where Lucy has broken her leg, and has Harry become her nurse-maid. She constantly summons him with a bell to come upstairs, just as he has just gotten downstairs, making increasingly petty demands each time.

** One time Squidward quits his job over an argument with Mr. Krabs, and ends up on the street. [=SpongeBob=] takes Squidward in, and though initially grateful, Squidward becomes a SpoiledBrat who refuses to even leave his bed and forces [=SpongeBob=] to wait on him hand and foot. Eventually, [=SpongeBob=] [[RageBreakingPoint snapped]] and dragged him back to the Krusty Krab to get him his job back.

** In "Rarity Takes Manehattan", it happens to Rarity again. She runs into an old acquaintance at a fashion show and gives her some of her custom fabric to use for trim on her designs. Said acquaintance uses ''all'' the fabric to completely remake her dresses, and then takes credit for the fabric, forcing Rarity to remake her own dresses from scratch so it won't look like she's making knockoffs. In this case it's less a case of unchecked greed, and more a potential rival intentionally screwing Rarity over ''and'' plagiarizing her all in one go.

* Both of ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'s'' [[WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends animated]] [[WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldShow shows]] at least once utilize a similar plot where Garfield befriends a mouse in his home, explaining he doesn't chase them. The mouse near immediately invites all of his friends to take over the place and rob it clean of food. This is obviously a [[BerserkButton sore spot]] for [[BigEater Garfield]] who decides to take action following this.

* Kerry/Seraphim from the Literature/WhateleyUniverse ran into a brutal case of this. Her powers allow her to heal people, and she looks like an angel and is staying in a church. Initially she heals people because she wants to, but soon those caring for her decide that they want the flow of interest, tourism and money she's generated to keep up and won't let her stop healing, even when it endangers her own health. It doesn't end well.

Compare MovingTheGoalposts, ThePrimaDonna, AllTakeAndNoGive (a variation of this with relationships). TheFarmerAndTheViper is a more extreme and outright villainous variant.

* The page picture is MafiaPrincess Trish Una basically walking all over our heroes from ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo''. Granted, she was their boss' daughter.

* The page picture is MafiaPrincess Trish Una basically walking all over our heroes from ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo''.

* An old European goes to confession for the first time in decades.
--> "Father, I have sinned... During WWII, I disobeyed the law and hid a Jewish man from the Nazis in my cellar."\\
"Rest assured, my son, it was not a sin."\\
"I made him pay rent though."\\
"Oh. That is... slightly less good of you, but overall still not a sin."\\
"But I do have one question, Father..."\\
"Yes, my son?"\\
"Should I tell him the war's over?"
* Sinbad had a standup bit about a college student writing a heartfelt letter to his father detailing his experiences at college so far, concluding it by mentioning off-handedly that he was low on funds and could use some, if his father would be so kind. After a while, this is the exchange.

* In ''Disney/{{Zootopia}}'', when Judy and Nick first meet, Nick uses Judy's generosity combined with his partner's irresistible cuteness to get her to buy them a giant popsicle, which they use to sell a bunch of smaller popsicles to lemmings. When she confronts him, he tries to justify it simply as the way the world works. However, [[spoiler: it's heavily implied later that he rightfully took offense to her [[CondescendingCompassion offering him help]] while wearing [[UnfortunateImplications fox repellant]] on her belt.]]

* Wendy in ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls''' episode [[Recap/GravityFallsS1E13BossMabel Boss Mabel]]. Mabel, as acting boss, decides to be more permissive to Wendy by letting her hang out more often with her friends. When Wendy and her friends destroy the gift shop with their dangerous games (even hitting a kid with a severed head), Mabel politely asks Wendy to return to work and clean the mess. Wendy instead guilt-trips Mabel by telling her she's starting to act like Stan and Mabel, horrified at the comparison, gives Wendy a day off with full pay, leaving Mabel to do ''her'' job as well. This is one of [[CoolBigSis Wendy's]] most {{Jerkass}} moments ever.

* The Children's Book ''Literature/IfYouGiveAMouseACookie''.

* In the ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'' christmas special, everyone takes advantage of Ebenezer Blackadder, the [[WhiteSheep only nice member of the wretched Blackadder family tree]].

* One of the [[CatchPhrase Catch Phrases]] of ''Series/ElChapulinColorado'' ("Se aprovechan de mi nobleza") translates as this (or more literally, "They (whoever is the guy who asked for his help this week) take advantage of my nobility"). Pretty often, he says this when they ask him to do something pretty dangerous and/or they make it clear that they won't lift a finger to help.

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* Near the opening of ''Film/MeMyselfAndIrene'', a woman asks Charlie whether she can scoot ahead of him in line at the grocery store. She only has a few things, apparently, so he says yes. She calls her kids and their three full shopping carts over and Charlie has a psychotic breakdown. This was the straw that broke the camel's back. Pretty much everyone in the town had been doing this to him for years.
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Compare MovingTheGoalposts, ThePrimaDonna, AllTakeAndNoGive (a variation of this with relationships).

** One time Squidward quits his job over an argument with the boss, and ends up on the street. [=SpongeBob=] takes Squidward in, and though initially grateful, Squidward becomes a SpoiledBrat who refuses to even leave his bed and forces [=SpongeBob=] to wait on him hand and foot. Eventually, [=SpongeBob=] [[RageBreakingPoint snapped]] and dragged him back to the Krusty Krab to get him his job back.

** The Lost Episode: After [=SpongeBob=] gains the ability to fly, he initially uses it to save people in danger, but the people eventually pester him into doing tasks they could do themselves and have nothing to do with flying (such as cleaning Mr. Krabs' garage, helping Larry pick out a tie, balance Mrs. Puff's checkbook, etc.). This is where [=SpongeBob=] ditches them and head to Jellyfish Fields, [[EntitledBastard and the people angrily hunt him down while demanding he do their stuff]].

* Near the opening of ''Film/MeMyselfAndIrene'', a woman asks Charlie whether she can scoot ahead of him in line at the grocery store. She only has a few things, apparently, so he says yes. She calls her kids and their three full shopping carts over and Charlie has a psychotic breakdown. This was the straw that broke the camel's back. [[WhatTheHellTownspeople Pretty much everyone in the town had been doing this to him for years]].

** One time Squidward quits his job over an argument with the boss, and ends up on the street. [=SpongeBob=] takes Squidward in, and though initially grateful, Squidward becomes a SpoiledBrat who refuses to even leave his bed and forces [=SpongeBob=] to wait on him hand and foot. Eventually, [=SpongeBob=] [[BewareTheNiceOnes snapped]].

** The Lost Episode: After [=SpongeBob=] gains the ability to fly, the citizens asks him to do tasks for them, which are easy for them to do it themselves and it really has nothing to do with flying (such as cleaning Mr. Krabs' garage, Helping Larry pick out a tie, balance Mrs. Puff's checkbook, etc.). This is where [=SpongeBob=] ditches them and head to Jellyfish Fields.

* In ''Disney/{{Zootopia}}'', when Judy and Nick first meet, Nick uses Judy's generosity combined with his partner's irresistible cuteness to get her to buy them a giant popsicle, which they use to sell a bunch of smaller popsicles to lemmings.

* Occurs in several episodes of Here's Lucy, usually involving either Lucy and Harry agreeing to help the other, who subsequently takes excessive advantage of the others offer. One notable example is the episode "Harrison Carter, Male Nurse" where Lucy has broken her leg, and has Harry become her nurse-maid. She constantly summons him with a bell to come upstairs, just as he has just gotten downstairs, making increasingly petty demands each time.

** In "Rarity Takes Manehattan", it happens to Rarity again. She runs into an old acquaintance at a fashion show and gives her some of her custom fabric to use for trim on her designs. Said acquaintance uses ''all'' the fabric to completely remake her dresses, and then takes credit for the fabric, forcing Rarity to remake her own dresses from scratch so it won't look like she's making knockoffs.

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* The page picture is MafiaPrincess Trish Una basically walking all over our heroes from the ''Vento Aureo'' part of ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure''.

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* In ''{{Disney/Zootopia}}'', when Judy and Nick first meet, Nick uses Judy's generosity combined with his partner's irresistible cuteness to get her to buy them a giant popsicle, which they use to sell a bunch of smaller popsicles to lemmings.

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* ''[[HarvestMoon Harvest Moon: A New Beginning]]'' has Michelle, whose heart events consist of her requesting increasingly valuable items and has you overhearing her calling you a sucker and asks for a pink diamond, which is required for her final heart event. She even has the gall to rub it in your face when you confront her!

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{SpongeBob SquarePants}}'' falls victim to this a lot.

-->'''Rolf''': ''[[LargeHam THE BURDEN OF HOSPITALITY IS TOO GREAT FOR]] [[ThirdPersonPerson ROLF]]!!''

** In the episode [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E10SecretOfMyExcess "Secret of My Excess"]], Spike is offered a spontaneous present by one of the townsfolk he meets, upon that person learning it's Spike's birthday. Spike's inherent dragon greed starts to kick in, and he starts exploiting spontaneous presents from other people.

--->'''Moe:''' ''[dragging in a giant bag of peanuts]'' "I think you're taking unfair advantage of my generous offer."

* In one episode of ''TheGuild'', Vork visits Codex at her apartment and she tells him he can help himself to anything in the kitchen. When he tries to take her frogurt maker, she has to clarify that she meant food only, which he regards as MovingTheGoalposts.
* Kerry/Seraphim from the WhateleyUniverse ran into a brutal case of this. Her powers allow her to heal people, and she looks like an angel and is staying in a church. Initially she heals people because she wants to, but soon those caring for her decide that they want the flow of interest, tourism and money she's generated to keep up and won't let her stop healing, even when it endangers her own health. It doesn't end well.