You shouldn't have to?

From the standpoint of anybody reasonably handy, we all know we can buy tools. Any time I see a discarded or abused tool I'll salvage it just because I know I can grind or channel out the head to make custom drivers. That's not the problem.

It's that the company is going to use this as a play to illegally monopolize and stifle competition.

I wouldn't say the security wheel nuts are entirely useless.

Although a set is only about $25 on Amazon, it does limit the pool of potential wheel thieves to serious professionals who are looking for something more valuable to justify buying and carrying multiple sets of these around.

You could have gone to your local hardware store.