American Kids Cashing in as Average Tooth Fairy Handout Reaches Over $10 in New York
Children in America are receiving more money for their lost baby teeth than ever before, research has confirmed. In New York, the average fee paid by parents under the guise of the Tooth Fairy has reached $13.25.
A survey carried out by oral health company, Sunstar Gum, revealed that parents in Los Angeles are also very generous, with an average offering of $9.69 per tooth. The survey involved around 1,000 people and focused on five cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Dallas and Houston.
Although average donations were very high in New York, the survey showed significant variations between different cities. The findings ranged from $5.02 in Boston to over $13 in New York.
One mother who took part in the survey said that parents tend to give two or three times the average in New York, purely because everything tends to be bigger and bolder in New York City.
Delta Dental’s Original Tooth Fairy Poll showed that American parents left more than $225 million under their children’s pillows last year.
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