As an adult now, I wish I had thought about it more when I was a kid. The Tooth Fairy doesn’t have an obvious source of income. Perhaps thats the reason for the paltry offerings. She does, however, seem to have an unusually effective logistical network and a lot of consumer good will. Had I been more perspicacious in my youth, I might have negotiated a contract with a lot more value than just a few dollars per tooth.
For starters, we could have partnered with businesses to distribute a tiny, promotional coupon book for a cut of the sales or even just a flat rate. Every kid gets coupons with their tooth money. That could’ve netted millions.
Also we could act as courier for high priority mail, provided it’s light enough and is going to one of the households with a collectable tooth on that night. Probably not much money there, but it’s something.
I don’t know what The Tooth Fairy’s legal risk tolerance is exactly, but I imagine it’s pretty high if she’s purchasing human tissue without a license. We could have scanned court records to find people with a predilection for restricted goods that are useful in tiny amounts. She just leaves a note with the first tooth and the parent(s) can leave money with the next tooth if would like a bump of whatever The Tooth Fairy is offering. I assume it would have to go to a different spot in the room from the tooth money so the child doesn’t get into it.
I’ve had a happy life, but this is one of my few regrets, that I didn’t better realize the potential of The Tooth Fairy. Que sera and c’est la vie and all that, I guess.
I want to add, that there’s a prevalent theory that the Tooth Fairy is the name of the organization and it’s mostly low level lackys doing the actual work. I’m guessing TF has a complete monopoly on the industry, but they’re clearly not paying their underlings that well if what they leave for teeth is so specific and varyingly low.
one of my hubby’s best D&D characters was a faerie who had a penchant for collecting bones… bonus points if they were teeth.
it took exactly 10 minutes into our first session for our note-taker to say “wait… are you the tooth fairy?” and since then he’s only gone up in my estimation
“perspicace” in French, and strangely enough, much more commonly used in every day lingo than the English counterpart, no one would need explaining. One example would be friendly sarcastic banter when someone says something very obvious: “t’es perspicace toi hein?”.
As an adult now, I wish I had thought about it more when I was a kid. The Tooth Fairy doesn’t have an obvious source of income. Perhaps thats the reason for the paltry offerings. She does, however, seem to have an unusually effective logistical network and a lot of consumer good will. Had I been more perspicacious in my youth, I might have negotiated a contract with a lot more value than just a few dollars per tooth.
For starters, we could have partnered with businesses to distribute a tiny, promotional coupon book for a cut of the sales or even just a flat rate. Every kid gets coupons with their tooth money. That could’ve netted millions.
Also we could act as courier for high priority mail, provided it’s light enough and is going to one of the households with a collectable tooth on that night. Probably not much money there, but it’s something.
I don’t know what The Tooth Fairy’s legal risk tolerance is exactly, but I imagine it’s pretty high if she’s purchasing human tissue without a license. We could have scanned court records to find people with a predilection for restricted goods that are useful in tiny amounts. She just leaves a note with the first tooth and the parent(s) can leave money with the next tooth if would like a bump of whatever The Tooth Fairy is offering. I assume it would have to go to a different spot in the room from the tooth money so the child doesn’t get into it.
I’ve had a happy life, but this is one of my few regrets, that I didn’t better realize the potential of The Tooth Fairy. Que sera and c’est la vie and all that, I guess.
This is a fantastic post.
I want to add, that there’s a prevalent theory that the Tooth Fairy is the name of the organization and it’s mostly low level lackys doing the actual work. I’m guessing TF has a complete monopoly on the industry, but they’re clearly not paying their underlings that well if what they leave for teeth is so specific and varyingly low.
The market is ripe for disruption.
Thanks!
Tooth Fairy Union FTW!
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Do you hear the fairies sing?
Singing the song of angry teeth?
It is the music of the fairies
Who will not be held beneath!
one of my hubby’s best D&D characters was a faerie who had a penchant for collecting bones… bonus points if they were teeth.
it took exactly 10 minutes into our first session for our note-taker to say “wait… are you the tooth fairy?” and since then he’s only gone up in my estimation
Having the power of seeing clearly; quick-sighted; sharp of sight.
“perspicace” in French, and strangely enough, much more commonly used in every day lingo than the English counterpart, no one would need explaining. One example would be friendly sarcastic banter when someone says something very obvious: “t’es perspicace toi hein?”.
Speaking english by saying random french words? It’s more common than you’d think