Earth_First
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Mon Feb-20-06 08:38 PM
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What is the going tooth fairy rate? |
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Our daughter lost another tooth this morning, and we were discussing the tooth fairy rate tonight after we put her to bed. I say that the current rate is $1 however, the wife pulls out a $5 and tells me that it has been adjusted for inflation since we were kids.
Am I just a cheap summa-, or has the rate been adjusted for inflation?
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Wetzelbill
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Mon Feb-20-06 08:39 PM
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1. go with the five you cheap bast... |
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Mon Feb-20-06 08:40 PM
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The tooth fairy only gives my kids a dollar... |
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:shrug: I got a quarter as a child in the 70's...so the buck is inflation. :) They get five for the first loss...to establish a business relationship and then a buck for each one. Your wife is crazy. ;)
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Mon Feb-20-06 09:09 PM
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14. well, Bush has said the economy is doing great |
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so 5 bucks isn't all that much is it? :) Considering how great our president is and all.
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Mon Feb-20-06 08:40 PM
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2. we used to leave $1 but as my daughter got older we increased |
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another $1 per year, the very last baby tooth she lost she got a $20.
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Mon Feb-20-06 08:42 PM
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3. We put a buck in quarters under the pillow... |
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six year olds have no clue as to what inflation is. Think I'm going to tell our kid? :rofl:
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Mon Feb-20-06 08:45 PM
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4. Are they so vain that if you ask them upfront they punch you in the mouth? |
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Mon Feb-20-06 08:45 PM
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5. A Five Spot for the tot.....and be sure to cover cab fare.... |
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for the tooth fairy.
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Mon Feb-20-06 08:46 PM
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6. I thought it was a dime. n/t |
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Mon Feb-20-06 09:07 PM
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13. back in during the Great Depression maybe |
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:)
No Jk!
I actually got a few dimes before, you may be right.
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Mon Feb-20-06 10:25 PM
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18. Well, I turned 21 last week. |
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Tue Feb-21-06 02:40 PM
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20. 10 years older than you |
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that's why I said "jk" you know, as in "Just kidding."
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Mon Feb-20-06 08:47 PM
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7. Our Tooth Fairy usually gives $2 |
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but I think $1 is just fine .. $5 is too much, IMO. The kid has a mouthful to lose, afterall, and that can cost the Tooth Fairy beaucoup bucks over the years ... Plus, these young whippersnappers these days don't know the value of a dollar! *shakes cane angrily and gestures with index finger*
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Mon Feb-20-06 08:49 PM
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Mon Feb-20-06 08:52 PM
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9. We give $2 per tooth, rolled up very tightly and tied with a dental floss |
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bow. We also put fairy dust around their pillow and on the window sill, so it looks like a magical "trail" she's left behind.
Works like a charm. :thumbsup:
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Mon Feb-20-06 08:59 PM
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10. a book of su do ku puzzles! |
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Mon Feb-20-06 09:03 PM
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11. $5 for the 1st, $1 for each additional. |
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Mon Feb-20-06 09:06 PM
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12. you have it down to a science |
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Mon Feb-20-06 09:10 PM
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15. Tell them the tooth fairy is fake...just like Santa Clause. |
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Save a BUNCH of money....
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Mon Feb-20-06 09:10 PM
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Tooth Fairy Rate has been changed as follows:
1. king george's "base" (net worth over $20 Million or income over $2.5 Million)--$500,000 per tooth
2. all others--.0037 ounces of pocket lint and a used cotton ball for the socket
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Mon Feb-20-06 09:11 PM
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Mon Feb-20-06 09:11 PM
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but I'm pretty cheap too!
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Mon Feb-20-06 11:28 PM
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and the most I ever got for a tooth was $1 in quarters.
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