I agree, that you get what you pay for, but a lower priced part should not translate to defective garbage. Duralast has three levels of brake pads, the lower level, mid-range, and the gold version. I'd hope that no matter what their cost, that they should not fail, metal to metal, after 1500 miles like mine did. I've been using the lesser expensive brake pads for 35 years and never saw pads fail this fast, in addition to being alot more expensive than they used to be.