maroon scrubs

[wnpratz]

College told me i needed maroon scrubs. Have you found maroon and burgandy to be the same or is there a significant difference?

Thanks!

[caliotter3]

About the same. Have they provided you with a recommended source to buy these? If everyone buys from the same school recommended store, you are bound to get what the school wants.

[wnpratz]

The school bookstore, walmart, or allheart.com were some of the suggested places. they didn't seem to care where i got them from, just maroon. i'm finding more burgandy than maroon.

[caliotter3]

In that case, I would choose what looks best to you. Try to look at some and decide which will fit better, or wear better, if the fabric is different. Wal mart is probably the best bet for low cost. People on this site criticize allheart for poor customer service. Bookstore will probably have the biggest mark up in price. Hope you find some that you like.

[wnpratz]

thanks! do you have any other suggestions? places that you like to buy from?

[caliotter3]

I like Uniform Advantage. Their buttersoft scrubs are really comfy, except the pockets on the pants are not roomy. My keys have fallen out. You would have to be careful to put important stuff in your shirt pockets instead of loading up your pants pockets. Their website is: http://www.uniformadvantage.com.

[rn/writer, RN]

http://www.marcusuniforms.com/

I like this company. They often have good scrubs at discount prices. I have bought many things from them and have always been pleased with their service.

I think you will find that maroon and burgundy are just different names for the same color. There may be slight variations in dye lot or from one company to the next, but it's basically the same. I think more companies list the color as burgundy because it sounds nicer (reminds people of the wine of the same name) than maroon (suggests being trapped on a deserted island).

At least you got a decent color to work with. I've heard of some horrendous choices like orange (can you say prison uniform?), light blue (looks lame on guys) or white (gahhhh!).

Good luck with your schooling.

[caliotter3]

I just looked on their website under "wine/burgundy" and some of those shown look like purple to me!

[mlok]

Maybe you can buy the uniform at the school and bring it to the store to compare colors and find a cheaper version. Then return the school uniform. Just find out what their return policy is.