Tooth fairy hit by the credit crunch
Even the tooth fairy is feeling the pinch of the economic downturn and has been forced to cut the amount given to children who place a lost tooth under their pillow.
A survey found the average amount given to gap-toothed kids in the UK has recently dropped from £1.22 per tooth to under £1.
With the country on the brink of recession 38 percent of children are finding nothing in its place, cash-strapped parents are making excuses about the frugal fairy getting lost.
The survey of over 1,000 parents by milk producer Cravendale found that children in the Midlands are the worst off with 48 percent not getting a visit at all.
In other news the Easter bunny has announced he will be dishing out eggs from battery hens and Santa says deliveries could take longer this year because he has traded in his sleigh for Smart car.
Children in London did well with only 19 percent missing out on the tooth for cash deal - the tooth fairy must live in that direction.
29 percent of kids in the North East and Anglia were neglected by the fairy and this was 27 percent in the North West.
Scottish children were given the most for their teeth, an average £1.15 per tooth, 45p more than their Welsh counterparts who only received 70p per tooth.
