Real life MMD: Is the Tooth Fairy subject to inflation?

lkmc01

I give my 6 year old 20p a tooth. I have given him some euros (well cents) towards his holidays before. He loves to get euros as he was interested in the different currency. I told him the tooth fairy must be international and knew we were going abroad soon.

jax1305

lets not quibble over whether the tooth fairy exists or at what age you must succumb to peer pressure and stop believing - there's nowt wrong with a bit of make believe and magic, and realistically, he probably doesn't believe it but it's just a bit of fun! but £10? seriously? woah! here it was £1 per tooth - except that the first one was £2 and an explanatory letter (tooth was inadvertently swallowed and son was incredibly upset that it was gone forever - no, I didn't check output though!) apparently, she had to do some deep undercover work that time and got paid a bonus, which she was willing to share. And when adult teeth got removed (aged 12) ready for braces, there were double payments even though adult teeth can't be used to make fairy dust .... it was a bravery payment (well have you ever had 4 pre-molars removed with almost inch long roots? not fun!)

mum2one

My daughter is 9, when she lost her 1st tooth she got £10, but that becuase we were going shopping to a Disney Shop, she was collecting the cushions at the time £10 each, after that each tooth was £2.

Thou hers got her head screwed on, I had to have a tooth out at the dentist, she asked did I keep it ...... no........ why........... thought the tooth fairy might give me the money!!

Talking to a few other parents on the playground, it is avergae of £1 to £2 per tooth. x

saversfriend

10 QUID?!?!

Don't forget that children like to boast to each other about how much money they have. Could easily be an overinflated figure for bravado in the playground.

bzd

£10??? I'm off to buy a pair of pliers

coolcait

The toothfairy only carries coins, and only leaves one coin per tooth.

So, the average child should find a pound coin under his/her pillow.

A very lucky child will find a two pound coin.

A child who finds a ten pound note under his/her pillow has either:

- upset the toothfairy, so that mum and dad have had to step in (amateurs!)

or

- has had 5 - 10 teeth removed in one fell swoop (poor child )

The toothfairy will visit any child - irrespective of age - who still genuinely believes in her.

Any attempt to negotiate the 'price' of a tooth will be seen as evidence of non-belief.

The toothfairy cannot visit where there is non-belief in her existence.

Thus is it written (and pinned on the front of my fridge :rotfl:)

AdrianR_2

I used to get an old sixpence under my pillow for each tooth but being born in 1968 these were all post decimalisation and not worth any financial value. I suppose there was a cute factor that I can only suppose now I am older with children of my own.

Perhaps instead of money, maybe a prize of a lego figure(free in newspaper) or similar would have just as much value against the loss of a tooth than money?

rosalie-lavender

The average in the Primary school I work in seems to be £1. Some lucky children get £5 but they seem to be in the minority.

Unless he has special needs and a different understanding of things to the average child, at 12 he must be fully aware of the non existence of the tooth fairy and is trying his luck!

tallgirld

Put £12 under his pillow and increase it every year by a pound.

12 year old believing in the tooth fairy. Oh please!!!!

dibuzz

I used to get a sixpence, shows my age a bit.
My kids got 50p a tooth although a couple of times the tooth fairy was too busy so left a £1 coin the next night, otherwise known as mum forgot then felt guilty!