Is the Tooth Fairy Getting Stingy? Or More Generous?

The national average payoff for a child’s tooth placed under a pillow is somewhere between $2.50 and $2.60. Does that mean the market value for pint-size incisors and canines is on the rise? Or that the Tooth Fairy is becoming Grinch-like? It’s debatable. A new survey from Visa puts the national average for Tooth Fairy [...]

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Recession really puts the bite on tooth fairy

Even the tooth fairy is feeling the bite of the recession. Children across the country are getting short-changed for their teeth, according to a new study from Visa Inc. They’re waking up to find less money under their pillows. “The money kids get from the tooth fairy is just so …

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Even the Tooth Fairy Pinches Pennies During a Recession

No commodity is safe is this economy–even teeth. According to a telephone survey conducted by Visa, Inc. , the Tooth Fairy has been tightening her belt during the recession. Kids today receive an average of $2.60 per lost baby tooth, down from $3.00 in 2010. That’s a relatively substantial 14 percent drop. This offbeat statistic has been bouncing around the blogosphere, taken as another piece …

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During Recession, Tooth Fairy Pinches Pennies

No commodity is safe is this economy–even teeth. According to a telephone survey conducted by Visa, Inc., the Tooth Fairy has been tightening her belt during the recession. Kids today receive an average of $2.60 per lost baby tooth, down from $3.00 in 2010. That’s a relatively substantial 14 percent drop.Related: WikiLeaks MasterCard Protest Steers Donors to Assange’s Private Fund

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