Scrub color help!!

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Hi everybody!! I need some help. I am going into a nursing program this fall and for clinics and labs we are required to wear ceil blue scrubs. Well, I want to purchase some scrubs that will last me a long time and the scrubs at Medelita.com seem to be great quality! Does anyone know how close Medelitas scrubs match the ceil blue color of other scrubs on the market?? Ceil blue seems to vary slightly from company to company. Medelitas blue is called 'pool'. If anyone owns them or has seen or just has an opinion in general about them I would really appreciate the help! I don't want to stick out like a sore thumb in class or get in trouble for not wearing the required color!

Also, I had e-mailed medelita' company and they say that their color, 'pool', is almost exactly the same as ceil blue. I'm still hesitant however...

I don't know that manufacturer, but pool blue is usually a bit darker and is distincly different from ceil with other manufacturers I've seen.

I am glad you mentioned something about that! Medelitas 'pool' color is actually pretty light and does resemble ceil blue..It's not like the others

http://www.medelita.com is the website

Specializes in LTC.

I'm curious why you are set on these scrubs. I can get 4 pairs of plus sized cheroke pants for the price of their pants. I've had cherokee pants last 3 years until I threw them out.

There are a lot of other high quality scrubs for much less in the color you are looking for.

Specializes in ER.
I'm curious why you are set on these scrubs. I can get 4 pairs of plus sized cheroke pants for the price of their pants. I've had cherokee pants last 3 years until I threw them out.

There are a lot of other high quality scrubs for much less in the color you are looking for.

I love the Cherokee brand. Very high quality, long lasting scrubs. I get mine from Uniformcity.com. If you get on their mailing list they have free shipping about every other month and great sales.

Specializes in Nursing Ed, Ob/GYN, AD, LTC, Rehab.

I really like dickies elastic waist band pants. Fantastic! I can move in every direction in them and they look great on, not clown pants looking at all.

Specializes in DOU.

I'd stick with ordering a brand that carries ceil blue. It may not show in a photograph, but when you are standing with all your classmates who are wearing ceil blue, you will likely be able to see a difference. You never know how nit-picky your clinical instructor will be, and you don't want to irritate them the fist day out. (And yes: some of them can be very uptight about little things like this.)

I love love love Cherokee scrubs!

When I was in nursing school, we had to wear carribean blue from Landau. Contact your school and see if they have a specific brand so the colors are similar on everyone.

Specializes in ICU, PACU, Cath Lab.

I like the Cherokee too. And the Dickies..maybe I am just a cheapo but I would never spend that much on one pair of pants..or a shirt.

I love Dickies, they last a long time.

I think I'm just a sucker for fit, look, and feel. I want scrubs that are either on the softer side, light, and flatter. In my town I can't really try things on so when I look on the internet I'm clueless. I'm not trying to sound like a super materialistic person, but I do want to be comfortable, and for me comfort isn't wearing a boxy scrub top, that's all. I looked at some threads about medelita scrubs on here and I've read nothing but positive things so far, and I reallly like the look of the scrubs. I was hoping I could get away with the color they offer, but I think Natania made a very valid point in her response. I found many other responses helpful as well.

What is everyone's opinion on Uniform Advantage' line of scrubs, UAScrubs, Landau, and Baby Phat scrubs?

Specializes in CCU & CTICU.

I like my Landau's, but the pants are starting to look very worn, even though I've barely had them 6 months. The shirts are still great.

I love my Dickies and Cherokee scrubs. The Cherokee I find are thinner and lighter-weight, which is nicer in the summer. The Dickies are heavier-weight, which is nice in the winter, but still manageble.

The best advice I can give you is go to a scrub store and try them on. You'd be suprised what does and doesn't fit you, even though they're all the same size and from the same company.

Plus, you'll see what's more comfortable on you, which is the most important thing, really. You need to be able to move comfortably.

Once you find what you like, then you can order it from stores.

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