Thats my thinking too. You were almost right, they said they'd have to order the pads in an do it another day. I'll get some pics of the pads up.
Darkhorse: you make it sound so easy i'd be a fool not to give it a go.
If you have any practical skills, the right tools and a spare hour, it is easy. I was really surprised how easy it was. The short punch is the most important tool I've found, as anything too long or a smaller diameter either bends or bounces off the pins. It might
help giving the pins, bolts and around the tubes a quick spray with wd40 making sure not to get any on the discs when you get the wheels off.
Going back to the 'urgent' comment, when my dad had his freelander he got a phone call from the dealer who were servicing it telling him that the car shouldn't be driven without new front discs and pads. He said to wait because he wanted to check himself and when he did there was plenty of life left. He then asked to see the mechanic who advised this and asked him how many miles he were remaining. The mechanics answer was 3k miles which was 4-5 months for my dad as he hardly used the car. Urgent to a dealer means they will need replacing before the next service.
If any garage tells me that the discs and pads need replacing, I want the dimensions of pad material remaining and disc thickness before I will make my decision