Anyone have any butt lube? I just got hosed by mech

Yeah, I got violated in a not so pleasant manner by a mechanic shop today... 1200 to rebuild the braking system on the car.... ouch....... 536 for parts (wtf????) and the rest was labor... full rebuild, plus dual cylinder master cylinder installed.... man my butt feels sore right now.....
Is it me or does that price sound a bit ridiculous? I know I could have done the job myself, but lack of a garage, and time at the moment made me do the unusual task of taking it to a "highly rated" shop....