My crooked bookshelf almost made me cry but I fixed it with a cereal box

I was in my living room trying to put together a free bookshelf I got from a neighbor, and the top shelf sagged a full inch on one side because the board was slightly warped. I cut a piece of an old cereal box, folded it into a thin shim, and slid it under the low corner, now it sits perfectly level. Have you ever fixed furniture with something totally random like cardboard or a bottle cap?

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lunawilson3d ago

Oh man, I once fixed a wobbly table leg with a folded up napkin at a friend's dinner party. It worked perfectly but they still make fun of me for it. I guess I'm just a classy furniture repair guy.

scott.grace3d ago

Ha, that napkin trick is the kind of MacGyver move that only works once before your friends never let you forget it! Did you at least get to finish your dinner before they started roasting you for it, or did the jokes start flying right away? I bet that napkin is still on that table somewhere, holding the whole house together.