Growing up I used to delight in seeing a 50-pence piece under my pillow after leaving a fang out for the tooth fairy. But it seems gone are the days of getting small change in return for your vacated gnasher.A Reddit post has left the internet reeling after a parent said their child’s friend at school received $50 (£37) and a bracelet in exchange for their first tooth. The poster said their six-year-old son had lost his first tooth and was “thrilled” as it meant he could leave it out for the tooth fairy, who left him a very generous $5 (£3.70).While the child was “excited” by his monetary gift, the parent added “you could tell that a little part of him was bummed it wasn’t $50″.“Please, rich parents, think of those less fortunate ... A going rate of $50 per tooth is setting all of us up for failure,” they added.
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