Quick! How much does the tooth fairy pay

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  • silveryflutterby
    silveryflutterby Posts: 335
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    A story my mom tells me: she forgot to put money under my pillow once... I cried.... Then she told me well your room wasn't clean she didn't dare go in your room she might break her neck.... Yea well I believed my mom and boy did I clean up my room in a hurry! lol

    Oh my gosh! I had to do the same thing to my daughter. She woke me up crying one morning saying the tooth fairy didn't come, and in my head I'm like, "Oh crap!" I quickly came up with, "Well, sometimes the tooth fairy runs out of money because too many kids lose their tooth on the same night. I'm sure she will come tomorrow." The next night the "tooth fairy" came and left a note apologizing for running out of money the night before! I felt so awful, but she seemed okay after that.

    To OP: I gave my daughter $1 for all teeth. She also told me that someone in her class got $5, but I just told her that their are different tooth fairies and they give different amounts. $5 per tooth seems too high to me!
  • georgina1970
    georgina1970 Posts: 333 Member
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    My kids are 9 & 10yrs - they have only ever been given a dollar. Admittedly, some of their friends have been given significantly more.
  • ejohndrow
    ejohndrow Posts: 1,399 Member
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    Holy crap -- I got 10 cents, then 25 cents later in the mid-'80s, and that was pretty common among my peers. Losing teeth has turned into serious cash!
    ^This. I think I may have gotten 50 cents a tooth on the last few.
  • jabberwockgee
    jabberwockgee Posts: 49 Member
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    I remember getting one of those big 50 cent coins. I know they don't make them anymore but if you happen to have one laying around, it might be cool to give a coin that not many people have.

    In recent years half dollars have been minted only for collectors, due to large Federal Reserve and government inventories on hand of pre-2001 pieces, this mostly due to lack of demand and large quantity returns from casino slot machines that now operate "coinless". If and when the reserve supply runs low, the mint will again fill orders for circulation half dollars.

    From wikipedia...

    You made it sound like they're never going to make half-dollars again... You can always request them from a bank and if they don't have any, they'll get some shipped in.
  • maryjay51
    maryjay51 Posts: 742
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    i remember getting 25 cents and being thrilled lol my sister gives five dollars .. thats too much to me but i guess whatever the tooth fairy deems appropriate would be a good amount
  • nalfavi
    nalfavi Posts: 174 Member
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    I'm 24, and always used to get a dollar.
  • MikesMuffin
    MikesMuffin Posts: 26
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    £1 front teeth, £2 molar :)
  • Kenzietea2
    Kenzietea2 Posts: 1,132 Member
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    the tooth fairy in my house was moody... sometimes I got 50 cents, once I got 20$. Honestly, kids will be excited to get anything. I wouldn't be too worried about it :D
  • snookumss
    snookumss Posts: 1,451 Member
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    $1.00
  • RockChick1984
    RockChick1984 Posts: 239
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    i give my daughter anythin from £1 to £5... she is quite aware that the more clean her teeth are.. the more she gets, so kinda encourages her to brush more often... am obsessive about clean teeth lol
  • alexa_ann
    alexa_ann Posts: 26 Member
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    I always got small presents instead of money, like a new coloring book or a pretty bracelet! Money didn't interest me as a child haha
  • mrlazy1967
    mrlazy1967 Posts: 285 Member
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    Tooth fairies only carry coins, so it's £1.

    Funny, my 9 year old still believes in the tooth fairy
  • fhacker
    fhacker Posts: 57
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    $2 bill or a silver dollar.. the tooth fairy only deals in unique currency..

    Agreed, that's what the tooth fairy does here.
  • AllanMisner
    AllanMisner Posts: 4,140 Member
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    Come on! Drop a C-note on her college savings and leave the statement under her pillow. ;-)
  • mum23boys
    mum23boys Posts: 31
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    We did one dollar for the first tooth and twenty five cents after.. Tooth fairy is cheap here ! Lol you could tell her the tooth fairy gives out different amounts for how clean it is, which tooth it is and so on. Good luck!

    We do the same!
  • HauteP1nk
    HauteP1nk Posts: 2,139 Member
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    I would say no more than $2.....
  • HauteP1nk
    HauteP1nk Posts: 2,139 Member
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    Come on! Drop a C-note on her college savings and leave the statement under her pillow. ;-)

    LOL She might appreciate that when she is 17....but I can see a temper tantrum of fury directed towards the 'stupid' tooth fairy if she found a statement tomorrow morning...haha
  • amanda8o
    amanda8o Posts: 352 Member
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    a dollar
  • jcpmoore
    jcpmoore Posts: 796 Member
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    Good night! I got a quarter when I lost teeth. My kids get funny money. I give them odd coins- 50 cent pieces, dollar coins, whatever funky coin is sitting around that they normally don't get to see. They love it. Our tooth fairy doesn't believe in inflation. lol
  • 967_1111
    967_1111 Posts: 221 Member
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    Toonie per tooth ($2). Stopped when he was about 8. Now, lost teeth just cost me dentist bills!

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