technicity Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 That colour looks awesome! I was hoping for green, but I think I like this better!It looks almost more red than burgandy (although, to be fair, I thought burgandy was a brown... or purple... actually, I have no idea wth colour burgandy is:o)! I can't wait until the end of August for mine! Burgundy is one of the colours those all-but-ubiquitous stackable plastic elementary school chairs came in (the other being navy)... at least that's how I remember it! Forever lodged in my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasquatch Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 I don't mind the colour but that is just a really stupid looking backpack. It looks like my bag from grade 5 that I got from Walmart. Definitely never wearing that. That being said, is this all just a big joke where everyone pretends to be excited about this super hideous bag??? I feel like a big loser for puting down a defenseles bag but the anonyminity of the internet is too wonderful to pass up speaking my mind about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost__in__space Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 I don't mind the colour but that is just a really stupid looking backpack. It looks like my bag from grade 5 that I got from Walmart. Definitely never wearing that. That being said, is this all just a big joke where everyone pretends to be excited about this super hideous bag???I feel like a big loser for puting down a defenseles bag but the anonyminity of the internet is too wonderful to pass up speaking my mind about this. LOL I wrote a post like that somewhere else on the board too in another thread.... here I was just kidding with my comments. I too am never going to wear it and it will be making its way either to 1. my boyfriend's camping pile if he wants it or 2. I just won't take one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobert bobhead Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 LOL I wrote a post like that somewhere else on the board too in another thread.... here I was just kidding with my comments. I too am never going to wear it and it will be making its way either to 1. my boyfriend's camping pile if he wants it or 2. I just won't take one :O take one and give it to me pleaseee? I get the feeling i'll destroy the one i get in some tragic accident Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellorie Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Luckily I am pretty sure they have a lifetime warranty - MD financial will repair them if they break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bthom Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Luckily I am pretty sure they have a lifetime warranty - MD financial will repair them if they break. That's pretty awesome. For some reason, my bags break pretty fast, probably because I put way too much in them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellorie Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Yeah some of the stitching on mine is starting to come out from my stuffing way too many groceries in there. I have found the bag to be extremely durable so far though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Henderson Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 1) You can only get this bag if you are a med student making it a symbol of the accomplishment. 2) Students wear theirs every where they go as a flag to other med students from all years. It is like being in a club, with its own hardships and trials and only people who have been through it or are going through it can truely relate to what it took to get there and through it. 3) You will never be able to make a bag that appeals to everyone and who cares what it looks like, most things in medicine are function over form and this things is designed to be a tool through the experience not a fashion accessory for a Friday night at the meat market. 4) It is free, thanks to MD management, who you will learn are a very valuable resource to med students and practicing physicians. I hate to sound like a shill, and I know everyone wants to be a non-conformist which requires ragging on everything the herd does, but seriously, who looks a gift horse in the mouth? Well said. And to answer your question, perhaps a sasquatch looks a gift horse in the mouth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaVen777 Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 I sometimes feel like a goof wearing the same backpack as everyone else, but it was free. I didn't have a backpack prior to med school. It is also very well designed. Why spent 50 bucks when you don't have to? I plan to retire it either during clerkship or in residency. I will get a side bag/briefcase of sorts. It does give you that sense of "belonging". I guess some people really like that. I can't fault them for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocky222 Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Luckily I am pretty sure they have a lifetime warranty - MD financial will repair them if they break. The stitching on my bag has resulted in the zipper coming off and a big hole being omnipresent in my bag which is now 3 years old. Does anyone actually know about getting it repaired? Is there actually a lifetime warranty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey@MDFinancialManagemen Posted July 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 The stitching on my bag has resulted in the zipper coming off and a big hole being omnipresent in my bag which is now 3 years old. Does anyone actually know about getting it repaired? Is there actually a lifetime warranty? Rocky222 if you send me an email I can get that fixed for you. The bags do have a great warranty on them. You can reach me @ casey.cleland@cma.ca. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holiday1001 Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 Rocky222 if you send me an email I can get that fixed for you. The bags do have a great warranty on them. You can reach me @ casey.cleland@cma.ca. is that confirmation of a life-time warranty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatonekid Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 I'm predicting burgandy.What a prediction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crete Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 3) You will never be able to make a bag that appeals to everyone and who cares what it looks like, most things in medicine are function over form and this things is designed to be a tool through the experience not a fashion accessory for a Friday night at the meat market. By far my favorite line of this post. Well said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toastman Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Predictions for 2013? I think purple would be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holiday1001 Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 What a prediction. never heard of burgandy before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simtim Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 never heard of burgandy before There was a poll several months ago on the MD physicians facebook group, and burgandy was in the lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imperfection Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Predictions for 2013? I think purple would be awesome. If next year's color is purple, then it sorta makes up for not getting accepted this year... Joking but purple would be a nice color Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithril Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 I feel like the 2014s were robbed by getting a drab and sullen grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellorie Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Totally agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychoswim Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 No date yet for UdeM on the FB events list Apparently they said the Quebec med association couldn't come for their regular visit (marketing something), I really really hope the same thing isn't happening here!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquablue Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 No date yet for UdeM on the FB events list Apparently they said the Quebec med association couldn't come for their regular visit (marketing something), I really really hope the same thing isn't happening here!! But UQTR, McGill and Laval have events? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychoswim Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 But UQTR, McGill and Laval have events? Yep... McGill was today. Laval is in October (they start on Oct 1), and UQTR is next week I think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aKGDH Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 I feel like the 2014s were robbed by getting a drab and sullen grey. Umm I like my backpack! I prefer to think of grey as a distinguished colour Also, people generally seem to be happy with the colour. I remember hearing some grumblings about the olive green backpacks of the 2012s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquablue Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Yep... McGill was today. Laval is in October (they start on Oct 1), and UQTR is next week I think... So other Quebec schools have events but not UdeM's Montreal campus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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