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I don't believe shims are bad or ruin the tone as so many people seem to think, either - and the material makes no difference either, card or fibreboard is fine - just that they usually aren't necessary.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
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It's not a big deal though, as said, not always necessary.
Quite often the 3 long screws intonating saddles are so long they can stick up between strings, with shim removed the angle can be reduced but still keep same action. But it depends on saddle screws for height adjustment and the original angle of neck plus also whether body has been refinished, type of bridge.
Its rarer on new guitars but certainly not unheard of.