Thanks that's what I thought. So you're basically paying for the patch on the arm.
A north face for half the price would essentially be the same overall, correct?
I can't personally speak to how warm north face coats are but i would imagine they would be... see if there is some sort of gauge as to how cold the coat is rated (for example my coats are rated to -20* C). I seem to recall seeing some nice down coats in costco recently... maybe the brand was pajar (?) or something like that