Tried using a laser level for hanging shelves after years of bubble levels

I always thought laser levels were overkill for simple home jobs. Last weekend I had to put up 6 shelves in my laundry room and the first one came out crooked with my old 24 inch level. Borrowed a neighbor's laser level and got all 6 perfectly straight in under an hour. The time I saved on measuring and redoing work was worth it alone. Has anyone else switched over from traditional levels and found it made a big difference?

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erickelly11d ago

Dude same here, never going back to bubble levels now.

emmaking11d ago

Crazy how laser levels make you realize how much we were just guessing at everything before.

miasanchez11d ago

Right? My first time using a laser level I literally spent ten minutes just checking if it was broken because it seemed too easy compared to wrestling with a bubble level. Now I'm the guy at Home Depot trying to convince strangers to ditch their old levels and see the light.