Overkill

I decided to use 7$ in parts to fix a 13 year old, 20$ tire pump. The old tire stem gave up on the idea of attaching to the stem without leaking (and often without really attaching).

The rationale being that after the itself pump died, I could cut the 7$ part off and use it elsewhere.

Somewhat annoyingly, this is exactly the kind of part that is not available at home despot. That problem has been striking a lot, and it makes me consider their product selection mentality. The store seemed designed for me to spend 20-$500 on an motorized tire inflator of some stripe. Luckily, the autozone nearby had exactly what I was looking for.