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Poll: How much should the Tooth Fairy pay for a tooth?

What’s the going rate for a tooth these days?

THE TOOTH FAIRY has been visiting children across Ireland for some years now, but has the going rate for a tooth changed?

According to the Wall Street Journal, the Tooth Fairy is now gifting children in America $100 bills and designer jewellery.

Separately, a poll by Delta Dental says the US national average for a Tooth Fairy gift has risen from just under $2 in 2001 to more than $6 in 2023.

The Tooth Fairy’s generosity extends beyond the United States, with the company saying the average Tooth Fairy gift in Ireland works out at around €5.87.

So today we’re asking: How much should the Tooth Fairy pay for a tooth?


Poll Results:

€2 - €5 (6539)
€1 - €2 (4074)
€5 - €10 (2275)
Nothing, it's only a tooth (317)
€20+ (306)
No interest/No opinion (293)
€10- €20 (287)

 

 

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