Buy Apple Watch bands & do good - bandkult.de donates €1 per order to German animal shelters

❤️ "Why I donate with every order - my story with animals"
(by Konstantin, founder of bandkult.de)

I think there are things in every life that quietly shape you - without you really understanding it as a child. For me, these were animals.
Animals were never just "there" - they were my friends. My family. My comfort. My home.
And today it's time to give something back.

I'm Konstantin, founder of bandkult.de - an e-commerce store for Apple Watch bands.
But what I'm telling you here has nothing to do with technology or fashion. It has to do with heart.

My first animal was a German shepherd. He was already there when I was born - like a big brother on four paws. I can't remember a single picture from my childhood where he isn't lying somewhere next to me. When he died in 2006, I was still a small child. I remember crying for three days straight. That was the first time I felt real pain.
It wasn't just "a dog". It was my soulmate.

Then came two rabbits. I loved them the way you can only love as a child - unconditionally. Then two budgies. Fish in the aquarium. Later, in my youth, it was the neighbor's cat.
She was special.
I was often out late, as you are when you're young. And every time I walked home at around three in the morning - in our little cul-de-sac - she would suddenly appear.
150 meters away.
She had heard or sensed me. And then she would run towards me. Every evening. I cuddled her, gave her something to eat and she walked me to the door.
It wasn't a cat. It was a silent, nocturnal guardian angel on four paws.
When the neighbors moved and took her with them, it was a real loss for me.

Today I live with my partner, who has the same love of animals. And with her four wonderful cats. We cuddle, laugh and cry with them. They belong to us. And even if one of these cats passes away in 2023, her place will remain in our hearts forever.

I also remember something else. As a little boy, I once accidentally crushed a small mouse. I was shocked.
I grabbed it, put it on my bike and raced to the vet as fast as I could. Nothing else mattered at that moment.
I wanted to save her.
But it was too late.
I still remember how sad I was. And I've also known ever since: animals are not a side note in my life - they are part of my story.

That's why I decided:
From July 20, 2025, €1 will automatically be donated to animal shelters in Germany with every order on bandkult.de.
Whether it's 50 orders or 10,000 - every euro goes out.
Because it's not about marketing. Not about image. It's about what counts:
Life. Love. Responsibility.

When you order from us, you get a high-quality Apple Watch strap.
But you also give hope to an animal in need.
And that is perhaps worth more than any product.

Thank you for helping us together.
Yours
Konstantin
Founder of bandkult.de

At a time when many companies are donating to climate protection for the sake of their image - because it sounds good and everyone talks about it - I would like to consciously take a different approach.

Of course climate protection is important. But there are issues that are far too often forgotten, even though they are just as urgent: animal welfare.

Animals have no voice, no lobby, no PR team. And yet they are there - in shelters, on the streets, in need. For me, this is not a question of image, but a decision from the heart.

While many campaigns receive state funding or media support, our animal friends remain dependent on help from ordinary people.

That's why we at bandkult.de are donating €1 with every single order to German animal shelters from 20.07.2025.

And as far as we know, we are also one of the very few - if not the only - e-commerce companies in Germany that consistently donates directly and transparently to animal welfare with every purchase.

Not as a campaign. Not as PR. But out of conviction.

Most stores talk about responsibility - we act. And we don't care whether it's 50 orders a month or 5,000:

Every euro counts. Even if nobody sees it.