Rapha, nice but a bit pricey?

I'm not a fan of Rapha, but I only have 2 merino wool tops (The Paul smith ones) with which to base my opinion upon so to make it fair I purchased the Cross skinsuit from last year... on inspection:

• The shoulder 'padding' is a 2 cent piece of fabric liner, it's useless and I'll probably sew in another
  
• The oversize, single pocket is reinforced at the back with the same liner, only the circles are massively out of alignment, I suspect they'll rip so I will have them unpicked and re-sewn to where they should be.
  
• The fit is okay (at best) but the arms are loose at the cuff grippers. I have thin arms, but no more so than any other cyclist. I will have to get them tailored in too.
  
  

Considering I was hoping to use this in winter crit races too I'm not sure. But I'm going to bear with and use it as the basis for my hatred for years to come.