You make it sound as though the options are either to hold it together with bailing wire or never ship. I think the correct answer is somewhere in the middle: Polish it when possible, hack it when practical.
<It's not my analogy> MacGyver either puts eggs in the Jeep's radiator or dies at the hands of the drug lord's minions. Manny's Garage will have it for you next Tuesday isn't an option. </It's not my analogy>
