$20 per tooth!?!?!

[Kibbiekat]

Originally Posted by MaryleeII

Come on---what can a kid buy with a dollar? Sure, I got a quarter, but then that would buy me admission to the movies, or a box of buttered popcorn, at least something

As has already been discussed, the point isn't to run out and spend it right away. They lose a lot of teeth, get allowance, birthday money. They add it to the pot or buy a cookie at school.

Originally Posted by jtab4994

We've been out of the tooth fairy game for a while, but our going rate was $1 during the years 2000-2008(?).

Although our son once lost a tooth in Canada, and because of the exchange rate the Canadian Tooth Fairy brought him a Toonie ($2 coin).

Thanks for your concern. I doubt you know how old my kids are or how long ago the tooth fairy started coming.

On the first page alone, 4 people said the going rate is $1, soooooo...

[Sundaydrive00]

Originally Posted by Kibbiekat

Because we have to make up some story about why the TF brings that kid $20 and you only $1.

I got a few quarters, maybe a $1 for each tooth. My best friend in elementary school got little presents, usually figurines and music boxes. I never questioned the differences. I got what I got, and she got what she got. I never cared.

[Ceece]

I got mixed change when I was little (whatever nickels and dimes my parents had around that night!) and my kids usually got a quarter. While they are young and offering up teeth to the tooth fairy kids really didn't need money of their own anyway. For us the fun was in believing in a tooth fairy!

[Qtpie1968]

I usually got a quarter back in the prehistoric days.........once our puppies had teeth that fell out and I was telling my aunt about it, so a few weeks later I found 2 silver dollars for the puppies teeth.....obviously my aunt let that tooth fairy know how much teeth are Worth!

[marie nichols]

That is rediculous. Tell them that the tooth fairy was broke.