to spend more or not to spend more? brakes

used up all my brake pads, so need the ups guy to bring me some new ones. (talking disc brakes) (not necessarily our muscle cars but anything in general) (but mostly our muscle cars. like a duster.)

but, to spend cheap or spend a little more? have you noticed any improvements over the brake that costs more or do they just last a little longer?

when you walk into auto crap and the dude says premium or economy should you care and go for cheap?

are you paying for some special metal that will just wear away anyhow and end up all over your nice rims?

(this is mostly for daily drivers, you race guys would buy nice expensive car stoppers anyhow)

havnt seen a thread on this, so will be interesting. :newb: