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** In the episode "Heart Of Gold" the crew has been asked to assist a brothel, run by a friend of Inara's, that is under attack for little-to-no compensation. Jayne refuses, leading to this immortal exchange:
-->'''Jayne:''' Don't know these people, don't much care to.\\

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** In the episode "Heart Of Gold" the crew has been asked to assist a brothel, run by a friend of Inara's, that is under attack for little-to-no little to no compensation. Jayne refuses, leading to this immortal exchange:
-->'''Jayne:''' --->'''Jayne:''' Don't know these people, don't much care to.\\



* Discussed in Punished by Rewards by Alfie Kohn which argues that rewards reduce intrinsic motivation and the quality of the work done for the reward. They can act as a short-term fix but only make things worse in the medium to long term. E.g. with an accelerated reading program, people will pick out the shortest and simplest books that qualify, will perceive reading as an annoying hoop to be jumped through only as long as the rewards are held out and will enjoy reading LESS than they did before any prizes were offered.

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* Discussed in Punished by Rewards by Alfie Kohn which argues that rewards reduce intrinsic motivation and the quality of the work done for the reward. They can act as a short-term fix but only make things worse in the medium to long term. E.g. with an accelerated reading program, people will pick out the shortest and simplest books that qualify, will perceive reading as an annoying hoop to be jumped through only as long as the rewards are held out out, and will enjoy reading LESS than they did before any prizes were offered.
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See also NotInThisForYourRevolution. Compare to BribeBackfire and ComicallySmallBribe does not work because this bribe works, or they [[DoYouWantToHaggle haggle until it works]]. EveryManHasHisPrice 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 MotivationalKiss.

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See also NotInThisForYourRevolution. Compare to BribeBackfire and ComicallySmallBribe does not work because this bribe works, or they [[DoYouWantToHaggle haggle until it works]]. EveryManHasHisPrice 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 fairly innocuous version is the MotivationalKiss.



* In ''Manga/OnePiece'', in Fishman Island arc, Luffy tells Jimbei that he doesn't want to be a "hero" because, in his words, "if there's a big chunk of meat, heroes will share it to everyone, while pirates will throw a banquet and eat it, and I want ALL the meat!" Jimbei then tells him that he'll get as much meat as he wants if he saves Fishman Island - and Luffy agrees to it.

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* In ''Manga/OnePiece'', in the Fishman Island arc, Luffy tells Jimbei that he doesn't want to be a "hero" because, in his words, "if there's a big chunk of meat, heroes will share it to everyone, while pirates will throw a banquet and eat it, and I want ALL the meat!" Jimbei then tells him that he'll get as much meat as he wants if he saves Fishman Island - and Luffy agrees to it.



* In one of the original ''ComicBook/{{Nodwick}}'' comics, the party gets Nodwick to keep lugging their loot when he's near exhaustion by giving him some Hench Snacks. It's noted that the reason this makes him able to keep going on is that Hench Snacks contain massive amounts of amphetamines.

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* In one of the original ''ComicBook/{{Nodwick}}'' comics, the party gets Nodwick to keep lugging their loot when he's near exhaustion by giving him some Hench Snacks. It's noted that the reason this makes him able to keep going on is that Hench Snacks contain massive amounts of amphetamines.



* In ''Literature/{{Worm}}'', one of the many incentives that the government offers kid superheroes if they join the Wards is this. Others include paying for college tuition, arranging for access to high tech gadgets, and [[BreadEggsMilkSquick covering for you in the event of manslaughter.]]

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* In ''Literature/{{Worm}}'', one of the many incentives that the government offers kid superheroes if they join the Wards is this. Others include paying for college tuition, arranging for access to high tech high-tech gadgets, and [[BreadEggsMilkSquick covering for you in the event of manslaughter.]]



* Discussed in Punished by Rewards by Alfie Kohn which argues that rewards reduce intrinsic motivation and the quality of the work done for the reward. They can act as a short term fix but only make things worse in the medium to long term. E.g. with an accelerated reading program people will pick out the shortest and simplest books that qualify, will perceive reading as an annoying hoop to be jumped through only as long as the rewards are held out and will enjoy reading LESS than they did before any prizes were offered.

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* Discussed in Punished by Rewards by Alfie Kohn which argues that rewards reduce intrinsic motivation and the quality of the work done for the reward. They can act as a short term short-term fix but only make things worse in the medium to long term. E.g. with an accelerated reading program program, people will pick out the shortest and simplest books that qualify, will perceive reading as an annoying hoop to be jumped through only as long as the rewards are held out and will enjoy reading LESS than they did before any prizes were offered.
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* WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}: Bender doesn't want to come out of his torso cavity.

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* WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}: ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': Bender doesn't want to come out of his torso cavity.
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* [[{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}} Bender]] doesn't want to come out of his torso cavity.

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->'''Kid Win''': You join the Wards, you get exactly what you need to reach your full potential as a [[GadgeteerGenius Tinker.]] And anything you make, the [[CapeBusters PRT]] buys the rights from you. If you're willing to give up that much, you can do well for yourself.\\

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->'''Kid Win''': You join the Wards, you get exactly what you need to reach your full potential as a [[GadgeteerGenius Tinker.]] Tinker. And anything you make, the [[CapeBusters PRT]] PRT buys the rights from you. If you're willing to give up that much, you can do well for yourself.\\



* What would you do for a Klondike Bar?
** Kit Kat once ran a similar campaign "What would you do for a break?"

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Kit Kat once ran a similar campaign "What would you do for a break?"break?" The tasks were usually more mundane than Klondike's; one commercial shows a man biking in the middle of the night to a 24-hour convenience store to get one Kit Kat.
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*** Which is the source of the [[MemeticMutation meme]] "Come to [[StarWars the Dark Side]]. We have cookies!"

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*** Which is the source of the [[MemeticMutation meme]] "Come to [[StarWars [[Franchise/StarWars the Dark Side]]. We have cookies!"
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'''Kid Win''': I maybe shouldn't, but I'm going to tell you what I'm getting out of it, because it's almost definitely going to be the exact same for you. I get paid, but the money goes straight into a trust. I've made enough to pay for my college education, and every dollar I earn beyond that is going to be waiting for me as a cash award, if and when I graduate from a four-year postsecondary program. I'm getting four hundred dollars in allowance each month, just to mess around in my workshop, all my materials are paid for, and I currently have about two thousand dollars sitting in the bank, right now, from that. Once I turn eighteen? I make more. It automatically transitions to a job with good pay, working with the [[SuperTeam Protectorate]], and the hours will be totally flexible around any classes I take.

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'''Kid Win''': I maybe shouldn't, but I'm going to tell you what I'm getting out of it, because it's almost definitely going to be the exact same for you. I get paid, but the money goes straight into a trust. I've made enough to pay for my college education, and every dollar I earn beyond that is going to be waiting for me as a cash award, if and when I graduate from a four-year postsecondary program. I'm getting four hundred dollars in allowance each month, just to mess around in my workshop, all my materials are paid for, and I currently have about two thousand dollars sitting in the bank, right now, from that. Once I turn eighteen? I make more. It automatically transitions to a job with good pay, working with the [[SuperTeam Protectorate]], Protectorate, and the hours will be totally flexible around any classes I take.



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* In ''Manga/NagasareteAirantou'', to get the girls, in a agricultural based economy, to care about the school tests they offer up a reward for the highest score; a date with the resident male.

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* In ''Manga/NagasareteAirantou'', to get the girls, in a agricultural based an agricultural-based economy, to care about the school tests tests, they offer up a reward for the highest score; score: a date with the resident male.



** Patricia pulls this tactic out when dealing with Konata as well. Konata had heard about Patricia's cheerleading request in advance, and was going to politely turn her down. But before Konata could do so, Patricia informs her that she has a rare ticket to see Creator/AyaHirano perform, and what was it that Konata was going to say?
* In ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'', Kenichi had lost all self confidence and just wanted to run away after watching a bit of the [[TournamentArc D of D tournament]]. The Elder offered him the Scooby Snack he always wanted: he can ask [[ActionGirlfriend Miu]] out if he wins the tournament, courage ensues.

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** Patricia pulls this tactic out when dealing with Konata as well. Konata had heard about Patricia's cheerleading request in advance, advance and was going to politely turn her down. But before Konata could do so, Patricia informs her that she has a rare ticket to see Creator/AyaHirano perform, and what was it that Konata was going to say?
* In ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'', Kenichi had lost all self confidence self-confidence and just wanted to run away after watching a bit of the [[TournamentArc D of D tournament]]. The Elder offered him the Scooby Snack he always wanted: he can ask [[ActionGirlfriend Miu]] out if he wins the tournament, courage ensues.






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* In one of the original ''ComicBook/{{Nodwick}}'' comics, the party gets Nodwick to keep lugging their loot when he's near exhaustion by giving him some Hench Snacks. It's noted that the reason this makes him able to keep going on is because Hench Snacks contain massive amounts of amphetamines.

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* In one of the original ''ComicBook/{{Nodwick}}'' comics, the party gets Nodwick to keep lugging their loot when he's near exhaustion by giving him some Hench Snacks. It's noted that the reason this makes him able to keep going on is because that Hench Snacks contain massive amounts of amphetamines.



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'''Leia:''' Its a wonder you're still alive. ''[walking past Chewbacca]'' Will somebody get this big walking carpet out of the way?\\

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* In ''Literature/CurseOfTheWolfGirl'' Malveria's attempt to bribe Dominil to hack into a computer system. After Malveria simply asks Dominil notes it is illegal and unethical. Malveria produces a large stack of banknotes and Dominil's response is that it is far more illegal and unethical than that. Malveria produces a second stack of notes and Dominil starts working on the computer system.

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* In ''Literature/CurseOfTheWolfGirl'' Malveria's attempt to bribe Dominil to hack into a computer system. After Malveria simply asks asks, Dominil notes it is illegal and unethical. Malveria produces a large stack of banknotes and Dominil's response is that it is far more illegal and unethical than that. Malveria produces a second stack of notes notes, and Dominil starts working on the computer system.
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* Sydney from ''Webcomic/{{Grrlpower}}'' is shocked after joining a team of government superheros to learn she ''also'' gets a salary comparable to an athlete or actor. Her financial advisor points out that she has unique and valuable skills and it's in Archon's best interests to pay her accordingly, lest they lose her to the private sector.

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* Sydney from ''Webcomic/{{Grrlpower}}'' is shocked after joining a team of government superheros superheroes to learn she ''also'' gets a salary comparable to an athlete or actor. Her financial advisor points out that she has unique and valuable skills and it's in Archon's best interests to pay her accordingly, lest they lose her to the private sector.
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* Gaea from ''Franchise/{{Noob}}'', the franchise MiserAdvisor, has shown both the good and the bad of this. TheNotLoveInterest of one of her guildmates is in the vicinity? For a mere 500 credits, she will play TranslatorBuddy for his platonic GibberishOfLove. Someone happens to be willing to pay any price she asks in exchange for being a middleman between them and one of her business partners? The outcome of the negociation may favor a faction other than the one in which she's currently playing? No problem.

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* Gaea from ''Franchise/{{Noob}}'', the franchise MiserAdvisor, has shown both the good and the bad of this. TheNotLoveInterest of one of her guildmates is in the vicinity? For a mere 500 credits, she will play TranslatorBuddy for his platonic GibberishOfLove. Someone happens to be willing to pay any price she asks in exchange for being a middleman between them and one of her business partners? The outcome of the negociation negotiation may favor a faction other than the one in which she's currently playing? No problem.
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* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo'' and the famous, "Would you do it for a Scooby Snack?"
** This particular incentive is deconstructed in ''WesternAnimation/BeCoolScoobyDoo'', where [[DumbassHasAPoint Daphne]] is forced to point out how morally dubious it is to encourage a life-risking behavior from your closest friends with the promise of a treat in exchange. ("''Bribe''? No! I'm just keeping them separated from that which they love until I want them to do something they'd never otherwise do.") At one point, she tries to give them snacks purely as an act of friendship, but this goes over their heads when they willingly allow themselves to be under her control. [[spoiler:The dilemma itself ends up being reconstructed in the end, when Shaggy and Scooby gloat amongst themselves that they just successfully duped the rest of the gang into paying them with snacks to do things they would normally get forced to do ''anyway'']].

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* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo'' and the famous, famous "Would you do it for a Scooby Snack?"
** This particular incentive is deconstructed in ''WesternAnimation/BeCoolScoobyDoo'', where [[DumbassHasAPoint Daphne]] is forced to point out how morally dubious it is to encourage a life-risking behavior from your closest friends with the promise of a treat in exchange. ("''Bribe''? No! I'm just keeping them separated from that which they love until I want them to do something they'd never otherwise do.") At one point, she tries to give them snacks purely as an act of friendship, but this goes over their heads when they willingly allow themselves to be under her control. [[spoiler:The dilemma itself ends up being reconstructed in the end, end when Shaggy and Scooby gloat amongst themselves that they just successfully duped the rest of the gang into paying them with snacks to do things they would normally get forced to do ''anyway'']].



* On ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', the best way to get Peter (and sometimes other characters) to do just about anything is to offer him food, a child's toy or tempt him with some item nostalgic of whatever decade the writers think is funnier.

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* Discussed in Punished by Rewards by Alfie Kohn which argues that rewards reduce intrinsic motivation, and the quality of the work done for the reward. They can act as a short term fix but only make things worse in the medium to long term. E.g. with an accelerated reading program people will pick out the shortest and simplest books that qualify, will perceive reading as an annoying hoop to be jumped through only as long as the rewards are held out and will enjoy reading LESS than they did before any prizes were offered.

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* Discussed in Punished by Rewards by Alfie Kohn which argues that rewards reduce intrinsic motivation, motivation and the quality of the work done for the reward. They can act as a short term fix but only make things worse in the medium to long term. E.g. with an accelerated reading program people will pick out the shortest and simplest books that qualify, will perceive reading as an annoying hoop to be jumped through only as long as the rewards are held out and will enjoy reading LESS than they did before any prizes were offered.
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* Laure from ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'' is a {{Sleepyhead}}, incredibly talented but never quite there. So a tried and true tactic of the group is to take [[CompanionCube his pillow and blanket]] and hold them hostage until he gets the job done.

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* Laure Lauroe from ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'' is a {{Sleepyhead}}, incredibly talented but never quite there. So a tried and true tactic of the group is to take [[CompanionCube his pillow and blanket]] and hold them hostage until he gets the job done.
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** This particular incentive is deconstructed in ''WesternAnimation/BeCoolScoobyDoo'', where [[DumbassHasAPoint Daphne]] is forced to point out how morally dubious it is to encourage a life-risking behavior from your closest friends with the promise of a treat in exchange. ("''Bribe''? No! I'm just keeping them separated from that which they love until I want them to do something they'd never otherwise do.") At one point, she tries to give them snacks purely as an act of friendship, but this goes over their heads when they willingly allow themselves to be under her control. [[spoiler:The dilemma itself ends up being reconstructed in the end, when Shaggy and Scooby become excited by the fact that they'll now be given rewards for actions they'd otherwise be forced to do anyway]].

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** This particular incentive is deconstructed in ''WesternAnimation/BeCoolScoobyDoo'', where [[DumbassHasAPoint Daphne]] is forced to point out how morally dubious it is to encourage a life-risking behavior from your closest friends with the promise of a treat in exchange. ("''Bribe''? No! I'm just keeping them separated from that which they love until I want them to do something they'd never otherwise do.") At one point, she tries to give them snacks purely as an act of friendship, but this goes over their heads when they willingly allow themselves to be under her control. [[spoiler:The dilemma itself ends up being reconstructed in the end, when Shaggy and Scooby become excited by the fact gloat amongst themselves that they'll now be given rewards for actions they'd otherwise be they just successfully duped the rest of the gang into paying them with snacks to do things they would normally get forced to do anyway]].''anyway'']].
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** The UnfortunateImplications behind this particular incentive are addressed in ''WesternAnimation/BeCoolScoobyDoo'', where [[DumbassHasAPoint Daphne]] is forced to point out how morally dubious it is to encourage a life-risking behavior from your closest friends with the promise of a treat in exchange. ("''Bribe''? No! I'm just keeping them separated from that which they love until I want them to do something they'd never otherwise do.") At one point, she tries to give them snacks purely as an act of friendship, but this goes over their heads when they willingly allow themselves to be under her control. [[spoiler:The dilemma itself ends up being reconstructed in the end, when Shaggy and Scooby become excited by the fact that they'll now be given rewards for actions they'd otherwise be forced to do anyway]].

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** The UnfortunateImplications behind this This particular incentive are addressed is deconstructed in ''WesternAnimation/BeCoolScoobyDoo'', where [[DumbassHasAPoint Daphne]] is forced to point out how morally dubious it is to encourage a life-risking behavior from your closest friends with the promise of a treat in exchange. ("''Bribe''? No! I'm just keeping them separated from that which they love until I want them to do something they'd never otherwise do.") At one point, she tries to give them snacks purely as an act of friendship, but this goes over their heads when they willingly allow themselves to be under her control. [[spoiler:The dilemma itself ends up being reconstructed in the end, when Shaggy and Scooby become excited by the fact that they'll now be given rewards for actions they'd otherwise be forced to do anyway]].
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->'''Kid Win''':You join the Wards, you get exactly what you need to reach your full potential as a [[GadgeteerGenius Tinker.]] And anything you make, the [[CapeBusters PRT]] buys the rights from you. If you're willing to give up that much, you can do well for yourself.\\

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* In the ''Literature/{{Worm}}''/''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' crossover ''Fanfic/ThaumaturgicAwakening'', Rin takes the quote above and dismisses it as the PRT actually underpaying their heroes due to the fact that their duties are more specialized than that of a professional athlete and even more prone to major injuries. That there is no mandatory life insurance during Endbringer events, where a 20% mortality rate is considered a success, really infuriates Rin which is what makes her pay Taylor fifteen ''thousand'' dollars a month.

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