Discount codes for barefoot shoes

Updated for 2025. Wearing barefoot or minimalist shoes helps to promote stronger, healthier feet. You can now save up to 15% off barefoot shoes – at Sole Mechanics and Bprimal – with these active discount codes.

What are barefoot shoes?

Barefoot shoes are designed to let your feet do the work: for better balance, improved feeling and – ultimately – stronger, healthier feet.

When buying barefoot shoes you're looking for four essential components:

• A wide toe box – allowing toes to naturally spread and comfortably move
• Flexibility – the upper part of the shoe should be light and flexible
• Zero drop – between the front of the shoe and the area under the heel
• Thin soles – while still comfortable, they feel more like walking barefoot

Sadly, there are currently no specialist shops selling barefoot shoes in Western Australia, and certainly not here in Albany.

While in the process of searching for my own barefoot shoes, I've managed to land some discount codes for the online sellers Sole Mechanics and Bprimal so you can benefit from them too. Read on for the codes and how to activate them. 

Buying shoes online is not without its problems. But luckily these two online stores offer great support in helping you find the best fit. They also offer straight-forward returns.

What's more, there are barefoot shoes available for men, women and children.

Get 15% off Sole Mechanics

Brands: Vivobarefoot, Altra, Xero, Hickies, Luna, Baabuk, Vibram, Inov-8

Sole Mechanics is an online store selling shoes that promote healthy foot movement. They have a shop on Hampton Street in Melbourne, which also offers in-store running analysis.

Primarily catering for the active footwear market, most of the shoes Sole Mechanics sell are for running, hiking and sports. They also stock some casual shoes and sandals.

Brands include the ever-popular Vivobarefoot, along with Altra, Xero, Hickies and Luna Sandals.

I tend to find Sole Mechanics offer the best prices online for Vivobarefoot shoes.

Use the discount code REFLEXOLOGY15 for 15% off solemechanics.com.au

Expert foot assessments
One of the best things about Sole Mechanics is the very informative free foot health and sizing assessment they offer.

While the in-store assessment is naturally the best option, I still found their online foot assessment to be incredibly valuable.

Over a 30-minute video call, their advisor gave me enough information to confidently buy the right brand and model of shoes that are a functional fit for my individual foot size and shape.

For some people, the transition to getting used to barefoot shoes can take a little time. So a foot assessment with one of their experts also offers advice on how best to make this transition.

Free shipping & returns
With Sole Mechanics, you'll also benefit from free shipping on orders over $100 for delivery in Australia or New Zealand.

They also provide a free shipping label for returns, just in case the shoes are not quite right (see their website for the full T&Cs on returns and shipping).

Discount code for Sole Mechanics Australia
Get 15% off Sole Mechanics with this active coupon code: REFLEXOLOGY15. The discount applies to all sitewide purchases on solemechanics.com.au

Note: clicking any of the links to Sole Mechanics in this article automatically discounts 15% off the shoes you purchase.

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Get 5% off Bprimal

Brands: Lems, Vivobarefoot, Freet, Be Lenka, Altra, Joe Nimble

Bprimal are another online seller of barefoot shoes that are passionate about freeing our feet and have a newly opened store in Neutral Bay, Sydney.

Unfortunately for us in the deep south of WA, buying barefoot shoes online is  currently the only real option.

What I like about Bprimal is that they offer a large range of minimalist shoes that can be used for hiking and sports but also smarter options for work and formal occasions.

Brands sold by Bprimal include Lems, Freet, Barebarics, BeLenka, Altra and Vivobarefoot, along with others.

Shipping is from $9.95 per order. Add $1.99 to your order for a free shipping returns label (see their website for the full terms).

Free your feet with 5% off Bprimal shoes

Printable size guides
While Bprimal doesn't offer the online foot health assessment that Sole Mechanics do, they still offer valuable support in helping you to find the right shoe size and fit for your feet.

Each pair of shoes listed on their site has a printable size guide. Simply print it out, fold over the corner as outlined in the instructions and place it against a wall to measure your feet (your longest foot).

Be aware, these sizing guides differ for each brand of shoe. And there can even be different guides for different models of shoes within the same brand. Yes, the world of barefoot is a little bamboozling at first!

In light of this, they also recommend measuring the length of an inner sole of a shoe that fits you well. It's a useful sanity check to make sure you have chosen the right size.

Note: While checking sizing for my own barefoot shoes, I did also try the interactive app on their site called 'WHAT IS MY SIZE?'. Using this function, you can take a photo of your feet against a sheet of A4 paper. Then, your phone somewhat magically, reports back on your size. However, I did have issues with this as the sizing didn't at all match up with the printable size guide or with measurement of my insole. Personally, I don't recommend this method, unless you're also using the other two methods to check it's correct.

Reassuringly, the team at Bprimal is on hand if you have any questions. Just give them a call.

Discount link for Bprimal
Get 5% off barefoot shoes by following this active discount link before making a purchase on bprimal.com.au: bprimal.com.au/reflexology

Discount applicable for purchases shipped within Australia and New Zealand.

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Support for reflexology clients

As a reflexologist, feet are obviously the focus of the work that I do. It's common to see clients with callouses, blisters, bunions and hammer toes, and those experiencing foot pain such as Morton's neuroma and plantar fasciitis. What's intriguing is how often these conditions align with the shape of the shoes we regularly wear.

Emerging insights on foot health are revealing how modern shoes, with their narrow toe boxes, inflexible soles and extra support, are impacting the health of our feet. And, as the feet are our bodies' foundation for movement, poor foot strength and function has a huge impact on our posture and overall health.

On a physical level, reflexology helps to ease out aches and pains in the feet (though there are many other benefits to the practice).

For those who are interested in exploring their foot health further, I can point you in the right direction for getting the support to help strengthen your feet and improve your foot function.

To stay in the loop, and hear about additional one-off discounts, send me a message and ask to be added to my email list, or follow barefootholistics.au on Facebook or Instagram.

Use the links above to save up to 15% off barefoot shoes

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Author: Toria Macgregor

Toria is a reflexologist who owns and runs Barefoot Holistics Reflexology in Albany, Western Australia.

Passionate about healing from the feet up, she offers reflexology to help reduce the many symptoms of our stressed-out world, including pain, anxiety, IBS, and irregular or painful cycles.

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