Taffy, I suspect your rant may be justified...
OK, so I`m typing of experiences of perhaps 30 years ago and more... One used to be able to buy brake show linings and rivets to reline one`s own brakes, and when bonded linings appeared on the scene one could take the shoes with the worn linings to numerous places, Ferodo being one that springs to mind, where provided the metal of shoes were in good condition, they would strip the worn lining material off and bond on new replacements.. at a fraction of the cost of O.E. shoes, especially when thinking 911 handbrake shoes..!!!
OK it is a very long shot now that we are well into being a throw away society, where the skills required to repair so much seem to have been lost... BUT there may be those who can bond lining material to brake rare/expensive brake pads in time..?
I see Ferodo still exist, though expect they too have moved with the time... hmm..?
https://www.ferodoracing.com/products/car-racing/
