Not exactly a tool every household should have, but for the money it was an affordable tool to get the job done right. I recently changed the tires on my garden tractor. Decided to replace the valve stems while taking them apart. Rather than use pliers and risk damaging new valve stems, I bought this tool to get it right. This made it very easy to remove the old valves and install the new ones. In the end I'm content to spend money on a tool to make sure the valve stems are in, seated and undamaged. I would be very annoyed if I had to disassemble another tire/wheel to replace the valve stem if I managed to damage it with pliers or another installer.