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To think that £3 from the tooth fairy is too much

34 replies

Rubybees · 13/04/2007 19:45

My ds had his first tooth removed today, after knocking it several times since he was two (front!!) again well over yesturday and was such a mess the dentist said come in we'll take ikt out (he's just turned 5 and no sign of big tooth yet)

So whilst talking he said, mummy I get £3 tonight don't I. After I finished chocking on my tea I said 'what makes you say that?' All the children at school get £3 when there's fall out (me thinking hum your in reception sure not many lost them yet) no ds you get £0.50 as if the tooth fairy gave £3 for each tooth she'd have no money left. He was okay with this

but...............I'm I being tight or is this the new price of the tooth fairy FFS 20 teeth at £3 is £60 no way lol

Anyway rant overxx

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wurlywurly · 13/04/2007 19:46

no its a pound in our house

elasticbandstand · 13/04/2007 19:47

a shiney one pound coin hre too

dingolimpet · 13/04/2007 19:47

I gave my firdt ds a fiver for his first tooth as i had no change and it fell out before bedtime. It's been a pound since then though.

LadyMacbeth · 13/04/2007 19:50

60 quid for a full set of teeth? A bargain! My front four alone cost thousands.

(They are veneered )

DaphneHarvey · 13/04/2007 19:53

My DD lost her first 2 teeth this week. I had no idea about the going rate - and guessed at £1 each. Seems I was right then!

Londonmamma · 13/04/2007 19:55

I think DS1 (now 10) got 20p!

With DS2 I was thinking of £1 for DS2 till an older girl at school told him it was £2 and I didn't have the heart to disappoint him.

DS1 is still losing teeth and he now benefits from the £2 and I THINK he still believes in the Tooth Fairy!!

emwad · 13/04/2007 19:59

£3 for the 1st tooth then £1 for each one. My DD1 had to have 2 out at the dentist due to them being rotten and she still expected money. She got 50p from the toothfairy for being brave and a note explaining why!!! She still believes and she is 9!!!

tribpot · 13/04/2007 20:01

Surely the tooth fairy, being small, can only carry a single coin? (or poss note if she is feeling v generous). £3 is therefore not possible

MrsWho · 13/04/2007 20:19

£2 for the 1st and £1 after that.
some kids at school get £5

lostinfrance · 13/04/2007 20:22

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UCM · 13/04/2007 20:22

Hell yes, I will be giving a 5p coin.

Eowyn · 13/04/2007 20:27

I thought 20p was quite generous but £1 seems to be preferred, funnily enough. If she wants that much she has to hope daddy-fairy is up for it.

claireabo · 13/04/2007 20:38

dd 1 got a fiver for her 1st lost tooth ,but only because daddy was tooth fairy on that particular evening and he had been to the pub and was rather merry

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Rubybees · 13/04/2007 20:39

Tribpot I think I'll remember that one LOL and use it when he gets older and thinks £0.50 is nothing!!

Bit down now though my mister man must be growing up if I'm posting about the tooth fairy

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tribpot · 13/04/2007 20:43

Indeed Ruby. My ds is 21 months and we are still suffering hugely with these teeth coming in. He only has four proper ones, two bits of ones and two more on the bottom which are getting ready to sprout - and this is in 17 months of near-continuous teething!

If I could pay the effing tooth fairy to bring the teeth in I would willingly part with several large notes.

NappyValley · 13/04/2007 21:00

I only got 10p per tooth in the 80's what did others get?

JustUsTwo · 13/04/2007 21:02

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Nightynight · 14/04/2007 00:21

I am a bit shocked now at the stinginess of the tooth mice in these parts.

my children got a pound or euro, depending where we were, for the first tooth, and nothing for the others!

cant remember what I got in the 70s - think it was 10p for the first one. But there was no question of getting owt for the rest of them!

Kaloo20 · 14/04/2007 00:33

DD and DS did get £2 a tooth, but early on DD had a horrible 'dangling on a thread' front tooth that I wanted her to pull out so made up a story that the tooth fairy paid £5 on a Saturday night only. The tooth was duly pulled and £5 paid - 'cept now they both keep their teeth all week and put them under the pillow on a Saturday for the extra money!

Considering they figured this out for themselves at 6 and 5, without checking with me, the tooth fairy now happily pays up - proud of their entrepreneurial spirit.

chocolateface · 14/04/2007 00:37

I only got 5 or 10p in the early 80's.

kimi · 14/04/2007 00:45

DSs get £5.00 for the first tooth and £2.00 per tooth after that.

Carmenere · 14/04/2007 00:46

Thanks you have just reminded me that the tooth fairy is due to appear in this house tonight!!!

NorksBride · 14/04/2007 00:59

Shiny £1 per tooth for all the 5/6yo's I know and am, rather excitedly, expecting tooth fairy's first visit to our house anytime now!

kimi · 14/04/2007 01:00

DS1 thought he was going to have a tooth out today but the dentist said it would come out on its own, he was only happy till he worked out no tooth fairy tonight.

agnesnitt · 14/04/2007 02:02

There's no tooth fairy at my house. Well, my daughter hasn't lost any teeth yet, but as and when she does there will be no recompense of any sort. Maybe a macabre box for her to collect her teeth in or something, but no cash

Agnes