Do Cheap Nursing Scrubs Last?
You may be surprised, but price has nothing to do with quality and how long your scrubs last. You can buy a $19.99 scrub top from Med Couture (Peaches Uniforms) and can have it for years. Or you can go for a $25.99 feather print scrub top from Cherokee but will only last for less than 6 months. It’s how much effort you put into the care and maintenance of your scrubs, and the quality of the materials they’re made of, that matter.“Cheap” in this case can be relative. From one perspective, this can pertain to digits. There are brands that on the onset already offer low rates. Then, there are brands that put their pieces on sale so consumers will have the chance to buy them at a “cheap” price.
From another angle, “cheap” can also go beyond rates and numbers. It can also mean the quality of a fabric. When we say that a scrub has a cheap fabric, it can mean that the manufacturers have limited resources to create a top-of-the-line fabric technology that produces a good-looking fabric.
In all honesty, cheap fabrics are a big no-no. In your profession, you will be required to move a lot, so you need a uniform that can give you utmost comfort. Unfortunately, cheap fabrics in general are not absorbent and comfortable enough.
So if you are planning on buying scrubs, go for reputable brands. And if you want a cheap scrub from a reputable brand, you can wait for the sale season or look for coupon codes in hopes of getting the scrub of your choice at a lower rate.
Here are some care tips and guidelines
First, always read the care labels and follow the directions religiously. Scrubs are a special kind of clothing, so it may not be advisable to mix them with ordinary shirts when you wash your laundry. To protect the fabric, it is best that you soak your scrubs for a few hours instead of putting them into the washing machine or hand-washing them. Also, check the labels again to see what temperature is best for your clothes. If it’s too hot, your scrubs will be wrinkled.Second, to protect the colors from fading, never use bleach to remove stains. Or if you do, at least make sure that you use color-friendly bleach. Or better yet, go for natural or homemade stain removers.
Third, choose your detergent or soap carefully. Some detergents have compounds that can harm your clothes, so again, read the labels.
Fourth, while you don’t have control over spillage and other unfortunate accidents at work, prevent those that you can prevent. For instance, ink from pens can come out and will stain your clothes. This can be very difficult to remove.
Last, always hang your scrubs at a special compartment or closet. And when you iron them, make sure that the device is adjusted to the right temperature. Otherwise, it will damage the fabric.
Note: the above article, "Do cheap scrub sets last?" was first posted by: (www.cheapscrubssets.com) on July 14, 2013.
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D.C.E.
Sr.Vp. of Sales & Marketing
Strategic Medical Sales, LLC
