Bare Kind

Bare Kind: bamboo socks with an animal-conservation focus

Bare Kind is a UK-based online retailer specialising in socks made from bamboo fibre. The company describes its socks as high-quality and hard-wearing, with a softness compared to cashmere but a longer lifespan. Its catalogue is organised around animal motifs, with designs dedicated to species such as alpacas, badgers, barn owls, bats, bears, beavers, bees, black panthers, blue tits, butterflies, capybaras, cats, chickens, cows, deer, dinosaurs, dogs, dolphins, donkeys, ducks, elephants, flamingos, foxes, gannets, giraffes, goats, gorillas, hares, hedgehogs, hippos, horses, kiwi, koalas, lemurs, leopards, lobsters, orangutans, orcas, orchids, osprey, otters, pandas, pangolins, penguins, pheasants, pigs, platypus, puffins, ravens, red pandas, red squirrels, rhinos, robins, salamanders, seagulls, seahorses, seals, sheep, sloths, slow loris, snails, swifts, turkeys, turtles, walruses, whales, wolves and wrens.

The range is also grouped by ecosystem (Arctic, Asia, Australia, Farm, Flowers, Himalayas, Jungle, Ocean, Safari and UK Wildlife) and by animal group (amphibians, birds, birds of prey, fish, garden birds, invertebrates, mammals, primates and reptiles).

Charity donations and conservation partnerships

According to the company, every pair of charity socks purchased generates a donation equivalent to 10% of profits, distributed among more than 35 global charities. The website includes a dedicated section on charities and impact reports, and it mentions a collaboration with the RSPB. It also offers a "Sponsor a Sock" programme and a rewards scheme.

Sock styles, sizes and gifting

The catalogue includes crew socks, ribbed socks, small motif socks, all-over animal prints and Christmas socks. Sizes are organised by UK 4-7, UK 7-11, UK 11-15 and Extra Large, with a separate children's line for girls and boys. Socks can be filtered by colour (beige, black, blue, brown, cream, green, grey, orange, pink, purple, red, white and yellow) and by colour palette (bright, dark, earthy, pastel, rainbow and colour of the year).

Gift options include gift boxes, gift vouchers, multipacks and mystery bundles. The site groups products by occasion: autumn, Halloween, congratulations, just because, corporate, birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, engagements, graduations, retirements, weddings, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Easter, spring, Father's Day and summer. There are also price bands from under £10 to over £100.

Wholesale, corporate gifting and exports

Bare Kind operates a wholesale programme with a stockist application and a wholesale account. It also offers corporate gifting and exports, and lists Faire, Ankorstore and Creoate as wholesale platforms.

Customer ratings and purchase conditions

The website displays a rating of 4.9/5 based on more than 1,000 reviews and mentions 18 awards. It states a 100% happiness guarantee. The store lists free shipping on orders over £25, a free gift on orders over £35, 20% off on orders over £50 and free first-class shipping on orders over £75. These thresholds and promotions are those shown on the site at the time of writing this profile.