PDA

View Full Version : How Much Does the Tooth Fairy Pay?


Grizabella
14-04-2006, 01:19
Hi guys -

Today I was looking at Brion grinning at me, with his mouth full of chompers, when I got to thinking "Before I know it, he's gonna lose those beautiful teeth". And then THAT got me thinking, "How much DOES the Tooth Fairy pay these days?"

Back when I was a little tacker, the Tooth Fairy wasn't the most generous woman around. The most I got paid was $1 and that was for a molar! But I've heard that due to inflation, the Tooth Fairy has to fork out quite a bit for this commodity nowadays.

So how much does your local Tooth Fairy pay?
Funkychicken
14-04-2006, 10:58
Our local fairy pays in a combo of coins-usually adding up to about $2-and gemstones/crystals. A small collection of beautiful stones means so much to a 6yo in our family and loads of our friends do similar things too so the children aren't necessarily comparing with the old "How much did you get?" scenario.:)
Jem
14-04-2006, 10:59
DD's tooth fairy has been paying 2 bucks a tooth :D
Shazbutt
14-04-2006, 11:20
I think the most the 'tooth fairy' ever paid us was about $2 for our molars.

She was very late on occasions, sometimes our pay wouldn't go in for up to a week later! :eek: ;)
Grizabella
15-04-2006, 22:57
HAHA!! Sounds like our tooth fairies belon:smiliedance: g to the same union Shazzbutt!!!
Ruby Slippers
15-04-2006, 23:08
$5 dollars is that to much ? as that's what we give our girls.:D
Grizabella
18-04-2006, 03:38
$5?! WOW!! Man if my Tooth Fairy paid me that much as a kid, I would've stopped wearing my mouthguard in hockey!!! Eiother that or gotten into more fights with my bro!!! LOL
carls
08-05-2006, 19:58
I think James is teething and I was wondering today how much the tooth fairy pays - I have heard its not really the amount as much as the actual amount of money that is placed under the glass (like instead of a $2 coin its $2 worth of 20c, 10c, 50c etc). I was thinking $4 - there isnt much you can buy for $2 unless its lollies and I dont want to encourage that!!
FourAngelKisses
08-05-2006, 20:00
The most I ever got was 20 cents....I had a stingy tooth fairy. My kids get $2 per tooth.
tanni_83
08-05-2006, 20:07
Our local fairy pays in a combo of coins-usually adding up to about $2-and gemstones/crystals. A small collection of beautiful stones means so much to a 6yo in our family and loads of our friends do similar things too so the children aren't necessarily comparing with the old "How much did you get?" scenario.:)


I love this idea. i think with Elise ill give her $2 per tooth maybe $3 if its a biggun (hehe), but to a small child the little stones would be such a treasure so i think ill put that to work too...once she starts loosing them of course. It wont be a while yet though shes only turning 1 in a few weeks :laughing:

i think the most i got from the tooth fairy was about 50c-$1... talk about stingy :laughing:
InSaneOne
08-05-2006, 20:35
mine keep telling me that the price doubles if the dentist has to pull them out for them. i generally give $2 for the first tooth $1 for the second and 50 cents for every tooth thereafter. if the tooth has a filling in it then the child has to pay the toothfairy 10 cents for disposal.
CJJHRA
08-05-2006, 21:57
LOL, the tooth fairy in this house is a might stingy cow, and very forgetfull.
Elfin
08-05-2006, 22:14
Yep the toothfairy in this household give $2 as well.
kymmy
10-05-2006, 11:27
it is suppose to silver
i got 20c
i give my girl 50c
2littleprincesses
10-05-2006, 13:06
I think I got 50c, and $1 for molars. My oldest is only 2.5 so I'd better start saving now. Wonder what the going rate will be when she starts losing them.

On the other hand, I had two wisdom teeth yanked out last week. I forgot to ask to take them home. What do you think the tooth fairy should have brought me for those huge things?
Grizabella
10-05-2006, 17:59
Some Panadeine Forte and a nice stiff drink!! LOL:laughing:
Tam-I-Am
13-05-2006, 02:58
My tooth fairy gave us the largest denomination available in coins - and that's what DD will get too, so $2.

Shame I didn't get anything except a swollen face for 2 weeks when I had my wisdom teeth removed!
MissSparkle
13-05-2006, 13:11
My tooth fairy gave me $4 for my lil teeth and $8 for my big teeth! hehehe!! I didn't lose my first tooth till I was about 8years old! hehe!
I don't no how much this tooth fairy will pay! Depends on the pay of her day job!!