"Why Should You Iron Your Scrubs?" Blog

My mother used to iron everything. Jeans, pillowcases, underwear, you name it - she ironed it. Which means, as a teenager, I ironed it all too. Saturday morning meant standing at the ironing board, with the radio on, ironing my father's shirts and my brother's jeans.

Now I wear Scrubs and said to heck with that!

I love cotton. And I love cotton scrubs. Luckily, today's cotton fabrics need much less care than those in my mother's household. Today, cotton does not mean just cotton. It means perma-pressed cotton, or wrinkle resistant cotton or wrinkle free poly-cotton blends. It means scrubs with no wrinkles. It means release from Saturday mornings chained to the ironing board! Hallelujah!

Most cotton fabrics, and for us, that means cotton scrubs fabrics, are made with a special resin finish to help the scrubs fabric resist wrinkles. This is a huge time-saver for nurses, doctors, dentists and veterinarians who wear scrubs to work every day. Most medical scrubs are now wash and wear. Take those medical scrubs right from the dryer and fold them up, or hang them on a hanger, and you're good to go! Easy, comfortable and good looking medical scrubs are the standard today, and what you'll find at Sassy Scrubs.

We know some nurses still iron all their medical scrubs. We know some nurses never iron their medical scrubs! It's all a matter of taste, and sometimes, only a matter of getting to the dryer in time to make sure your scrubs remain wrinkle-free, as nature (and the new resin finish cotton scrubs fabrics) intended.

Sometimes, I'm nostalgic for the good old days when my mother had fresh, hot chocolate chip cookies waiting for me when I got home from school. But I sure don't miss those Saturday mornings at the ironing board. Yep, I own an ironing board and an iron, but they don't get much use these days, due to my wrinkle resistant cotton scrubs. Thanks to improvements in the construction of cotton fabrics, my mother's iron doesn't get used much anymore either. But she puts those hours previously wasted in ironing cotton fabrics to good use. She still bakes great cookies.

-Karen

Fleece Scrubs? Why Not!

Luxuriously warm and soft, fleece scrubs custom made by Sassy Scrubs have been wildly popular with nurses and other staff who work in cold temperature departments, or who live where winter weather is frightful. Warm, yet lightweight, and nearly impervious to stains, fleece has become a common go-to fabric for unique scrub jackets and even scrub pants.

Anyone who has ever chosen fleece for any garment is quickly a fleece lover, but where did this miracle fabric come from? Interestingly, fleece was first developed strictly for extreme cold conditions like mountain climbing and polar expeditions. It was developed entirely from polyester over 20 years ago. During the next decade the wondrously warm fabric was discovered by other outdoor enthusiasts. Fleece became popular with skiers and winter sportsmen as a light, warm layer to stave off the cold.

The status and popularity of fleece soared in the 90's when the general public became aware of the warm, fuzzy fabric and began clamoring for fleece garments in new colors and patterns. Today's fleece is still finding new niches, namely in medical apparel, as offered by Sassy Scrubs. Staff in Nursing and other medical professions have discovered that the versatility of Fleece Scrubs extends their usefulness beyond the OR; beyond the backyard; and beyond cuddly leisure wear. Sassy Scrubs Fleece Scrubs can span work and social situations to be welcome in nearly any environment where warmth and comfort are desired.

Why don't you do yourself a favor and try your next Sassy Scrubs in one of our luxurious fleece fabrics. You'll love your Fleece Scrubs so much, you'll be finding excuses to keep them on, long after your work work day has ended.

-Karen

Giving Thanks at Sassy Scrubs

We just wanted to take a moment to give thanks for our wonderful customers, many of whom have become our friends over the years. We are happy to be able to solve so many fitting problems for our tallest customers, and for those who just can't find comfortable, great looking medical scrubs to fit them anywhere else. Thanks for visiting us, and thanks for trusting us to help you.

We wish each and every one of our great Sassy Scrubs customers a peaceful and happy Thanksgiving, surrounded by friends, family and loved ones. We give thanks for you.

"Connect with Your Patients with Print Nursing Scrubs" Blog

Nursing Professionals can now choose from a vast array of scrubs prints at Sassy Scrubs which help them connect personally with their patients. Medical scrubs made from a soft, pastel scrubs print featuring smiling babies help patients identify a health care provider on a maternity, or pediatric unit. Medical scrubs constructed with a scrubs print featuring Vintage Airplanes can help a Medical Professional to connect with a geriatric patient. A nervous male patient may relax when assisted by a Nurse wearing Medical scrubs featuring sports, fishing, or motorcycles. It's all about making that personal connection.

Nursing scrubs can convey a nurse's own personality to the patient, presenting a more personal and friendly approach in what may be a frightening or stressful situation for the patient. When dealing with illness or injury, a patient will appreciate the comforting attitude of a Nurse who is confident and friendly, and print scrubs can be the opening for conversation to put the patient at ease. Medical scrubs can now be chosen in a scrubs print to bring humor or comfort to a stressful situation, helping a Nurse care for the patient more effectively, and certainly in a more relaxed way.

Designing your custom made Medical Scrubs at Sassy Scrubs from any of the many scrubs options we offer will help you to be relaxed and comfortable at work. Choosing from over 1400 scrubs prints offered daily by Sassy Scrubs will help you to make your patients relaxed and comfortable too. So, show off your personality, have a little fun, and connect with your patients today, through your own Sassy Scrubs. You'll be glad you did.

-Karen

"How do we make your Sassy Scrubs?" Blog Post

HOW DO WE MAKE YOUR SASSY SCRUBS?

So, how do you think your custom Sassy Scrubs are made? I bet it's not how you think they're made! Come on, let's find out how close you were....

Other Garment Manufacturers
Most garments today are made in large, dingy factories, with noise and dust prevalent. Low-paid workers hunch over dangerous machines or control giant "fabric stamp-out" machines which cut dozens of garments at a time. This type of garment production occurs in an off-shore factory where environmentally friendly manufacturing, worker safety and employee concerns aren't even a blip on the factory's radar. Personal service?...Non-Existent. Special options?...Impossible. Custom lengths?...Nada. It is a scary business, with little thought given to the needs of the worker much less the customer.

Where is Sassy Scrubs?
Here at Sassy Scrubs, we have an entirely different approach. We are located in breathtaking Upstate New York, far from any big city, and your garments are made right here. That's right! They're made right here in the USA.

You get to choose your scrubs fabrics from over 1,400 fabrics that Sassy Scrubs has available. Next, you get to choose your scrubs options, resulting in a well fitting, well designed garment which fits your lifestyle, interests, unique body needs as well as your work needs. That's when Sassy Scrubs takes over.

Processing Your Scrubs Order
Once your order is received at Sassy Scrubs, it is reviewed to be sure that there weren't any unintentional ordering errors made. For example, we want to be sure if you really did intend to order that one Maternity Scrub Top along with your other Men's Lodge Medical Scrub Tops. Maybe you live in Arizona and ordered a pair of heavy flannel Scrub Pants in July. Well, we just may email you to be sure that you really want to be warmer than you already are in the middle of the desert. Next, your order is recorded and sent on its way to our Cutting Department.

Hand Cutting Your Scrubs Order
Once your order is in our Cutting Department, our staff locates the fabrics designated on your order and proceeds to lay the fabric onto a large, flat cutting surface. The pattern for the scrubs garment you ordered is spread out onto the fabric, aligned with the grain of the fabric so that the finished garment hangs properly. Our Cutting staff uses a Rotary Cutter - think pizza cutter - to follow the outline of the pattern to create the pieces specific to that garment. The patterns are adjusted at this time to your specific needs. For example, an adjustment is made to the pattern if a petite or tall hem is ordered, if you request no side vents on a Medical Scrub Tops or if a Knit Cuff for your Basic Scrub Pants is requested. Each garment order is examined closely by our Cutters to be sure that your scrubs specifications are met. As the Cutter finishes each garment, pockets are cut; v-bands are cut; facings for jackets are cut - all by hand. Adding the appropriate size and care tags to the garment pattern pieces, the Cutter places all the components into a package - ready for your order's transfer to our Sewing Department.

Sewing Your Scrubs Garment
A Sassy Scrubs Seamstress chooses the garments she wishes to work on that particular day. She may choose all blue garments so she does not need to change threads on her sewing machine or serger machine so many times that day. Or, she may choose to sew jackets because that is her favorite garment to sew. Perhaps she may be asked to help finish a particular order so that it can be mailed out that day; so she'll choose the remaining pieces of that order to complete. Or maybe she just spied a new fabric on your order that she has not sewn before and she chooses to sew that garment. Yes, we get excited about new and colorful fabrics too!

Our Seamstresses complete one entire garment at a time. They care about the small details. They care about how they place the pockets on your tops. They care about making sure that the drawcord is secure on the back of your scrubs pants so that it does not pull out in the wash. Every garment is carefully sewn, individually and completely, by one seamstress. Because she "owns" your garment, each Seamstress takes extreme pride in how she sews "her" garments. Who benefits from all of this attention to detail? You do!

Inspecting Your Scrubs
The next step for your garment is the Inspection process. Each piece is pressed by hand and measured to make sure that it meets the specified parameters for each size. No top can be approved if it has more than one-half inch variance in circumference from our size chart. No pants can be approved if the length is not at least what you ordered. Size tags should match the size garment you have ordered. Care tags should match the fabric make-up of the particular fabric ordered. Inspectors must also be intimately familiar with all of our 1,400 fabrics so that they can verify that the garment you ordered and the garment that was hand sewn is indeed made from our Asian Dragonlore fabric and not our Asian Dragon Harmony fabric.

Inspection is an important job, as it's the last step before your scrubs order is packaged and mailed to you. Thanks to the sharp eyes of our Inspectors, our mistakes are low and our customer satisfaction is high!

The Personality of Sassy Scrubs
Sassy Scrubs provides an outstanding level of custom service to all of our customers and our staff takes that commitment seriously. But it is not just all serious business here at Sassy Scrubs.

The people in our Cutting Department sing while they work! Our staff has jigsaw puzzles spread out on the lunchroom table for friendly puzzle competitions and they often hide pieces from each other, insuring "their" puzzle is completed first. We have pizza Fridays and Birthday celebrations for each staff member. Staff members teach each other new crafts and cut out quilt squares from our scrap fabric at break and lunch. Sure, we have fun here at Sassy Scrubs, but the most fun for us is the pleasure we take in the compliments received by our customers. Each staff member "owns" his or her job and performs their duties with you in mind. You, our customers, see this in the quality and attention to detail shown in your scrubs.

Make Your Choice
So, now that you know how your Sassy Scrubs are made, you get to make a choice. Choose scrubs made by the thousands in a sweaty, dirty factory, where worker conditions are poor. Or, choose custom made scrubs from us, made here in the USA - where we'll treat your garments as if we "own" them.

We think you'll make the logical choice - Sassy Scrubs.

-Karen

"Altering Reality" Blog Post

I grew up watching all those great sci-fi shows of the 70's and 80's. The characters were often beaming out or stepping through some mysterious portal to an altered reality and then trying to figure out how to get back to the world they knew before. This journey was always a tough feat, but our intrepid travelers generally made it.

Well, we can help you with your Altered Reality travels too. And it is way easier than those sci-fi characters could ever have imagined.

Sometimes our customers order their custom made Sassy Scrubs a bit too long, or a bit too large. Then they send us panicked emails asking how to fix the problem. Never fear! The Sassy Scrubs Alterations Department is on patrol - ready to help rescue you and get you back to your journey in well-fitting scrubs.

If you need a tweak here or there, a bit of hem shortening, a pocket moved or added, a pant leg taken in a bit or your Medical Scrubs Top taken down to the next size, we can absolutely Alter your Reality. Just email us with your request for alterations. We'll let you know how much to include with your garments to cover your return postage, and offer to Alter your Sassy Scrubs for free! That's right! A trip back to Reality, at no charge. What a deal!

Now, just as you can't create matter, we also can't make your garments longer, or larger than you originally ordered them. The Laws of Physics just don't work that way. It's the same thing in the Reality of Altering. So it's always the best idea to view our Size Chart before placing an order...think of it as your road map through the Reality of Fitting. (Oh brother, I know that was really bad...). Anyway, we're here to help you at Sassy Scrubs, and you can count on us to get you out of that Altered Reality and back to your well fitting scrubs world. So just send us an email "probe", then "shuttle" your scrubs back to us at the "home base" and we'll alter your Sassy Scrubs garments and "beam" them right back to you. Safe and sound. And back to reality.

-Karen