Recently bought a full set of OEM pads - as a first buy for the "new" bike (currently at about 42k) - £90!!
Jeebers! I never want to have to spend that much on brake pads again!
Yes, of course I want to be safe, that's why I bought them...but there's being safe and there's being gouged...and I'm feeling distinctly gouged at this point...
However, I agree totally with the discs being as consumable as the pads. I just want them to work properly when I need 'em to