Fixed a wobbly table with a paper trick I saw online

My dining table has been wobbling for months. I tried adjusting the legs but nothing worked. Then I read about using folded paper to shim it under one leg. I folded a piece of printer paper into a small square and slid it under the short leg. It leveled the table perfectly no tools needed. Anyone else use random household stuff for quick fixes like this?

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grace_bailey5mo ago

Paper shims are genius. I had the exact same problem with my coffee table for like a year, drove me nuts every time I put a drink down. One day I grabbed a bunch of business cards I had lying around and stacked them under the short leg until it was solid. Worked like a charm and I didn't have to buy anything. It's wild how something that simple can fix such an annoying problem. Now I keep a stack of old cards in my junk drawer for moments like that.

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avery_smith225mo ago

@grace_bailey I used a folded napkin under mine once, worked just as good.

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angela_grant5mo ago

Why wouldn't you just grab a napkin though, @avery_smith22?

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