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[brrm]

The average amount left under a pillow for a tooth has dropped from £1.22 to 87p in the past six months, according to research.

[Poll #1255687]

Comments

[lnr]

I don't really remember. Could have been 10p initially, I think I remember 20p later but I might be making it up. Emily had braces so had grown-up teeth out and several at a time so I think got at least 50p and possibly a pound on one occasion. I don't think I ever got as much as 50p for a tooth, but could be misremembering that too.

[crazyscot.livejournal.com]

Too long ago for me to remember. I do recall that some ZAR, and a generous uncle, were involved when on holiday there in 1985.

[bopeepsheep.livejournal.com]

When my first teeth fell out, I think I got 5p rather than 10p. But that was 1978.

Edit: for strict accuracy, I knocked out the first 3 or 4. I think only 4 of my milk teeth came out by themselves, and I got no money at all for the one I pulled out on purpose. [Don't ask. Really.]

[naath.livejournal.com]

I got a pound for each tooth. But this was in the late 80s.

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Not a single penny but that's more due to the tooth fairy not really being a German thing than my parents being tight-fisted.

[aendr.livejournal.com]

My nieces get 50 Euro-cents from the tooth-mouse.

[arnhem.livejournal.com]

6d. Possibly increasing to 1s at some point.

[ that makes me sound (slightly) older than I am. the coins were sixpences and shillings, but they were worth 2.5np and 5np ]

[cymruangel.livejournal.com]

50p on average - I had several tooth extractions as a young teenager, including one from the roof of my mouth (believe it or not, my mouth was too small for a full complement of teeth) so some payments were bigger than others!