Our story

It all started in 2017 when our first child started taking independent steps. I Googled and researched different groups to find out which are the most foot-friendly shoes to choose for your baby’s first steps. It was suggested to look at barefoot shoes, and that’s how we arrived at them. I’m proud to say that both our children have only worn barefoot since their first steps.
2018. aastal, peale teise lapse sündi, tundsin ka ise, et mu jalad ei mahu enam olemasolevatesse jalatsitesse ära. Ükski jalanõu ei olnud enam mugav. Soetasin ka ise esimesed barefoot jalanõud. Pärast mitut paari ebasobivates suurustes jalatseid ning mõningast proovimist ja katsetamist, olin lõpuks siiski müüdud. Mu varvastel ei olnud enam kitsas ja jalanõud ei olnud jalas ebamugavad. Praegu kannan ainult paljajalujalatseid ja oma vanu jalatseid proovides imestan, kuidas ma nendega üldse käia suutsin 😁
Since barefoot shoes were not available in Estonia at that time and everything had to be ordered from abroad, the idea came to start bringing them to the country myself. Thought about it. At the end of May 2019, we opened our own e-shop. We started by selling children’s barefoot shoes, cloth nappies and some baby accessories, which we stored in the garage of our home. We also welcomed customers in our home. A year later, almost every room was full of shoe boxes and merchandise, and in May 2020, we moved into our first small rental space. We steadily expanded our range of adult barefoot shoes and hired our first employee. In December of the same year, we moved to a larger space, where we are now. We stopped selling cloth nappies and baby accessories and focused on barefoot footwear. We have been steadily gaining space here on Ilmatsalu Street, but it looks like we will soon be running out of space here too. 🙂

Our team

I’m Reene, the owner of Tassel Bunny. I was a full-time aerobics trainer before my children were born and before Tupsunupsu. Now I only train 2x a week and more as a hobby. I’ll do all the work you need me to do in a teddy bear’s nose 🙂 The IT side is the responsibility of my husband Karl, whose main job is in a games software company. When our kids were younger, we called them tiny teddies and that’s what we called them. was the name of our shop.

Reene, Karl ja Tupsunupsud

We also have Jane, Elin and Hilda-Liisa on our team to help you choose the right shoes for you in the shop. And Triin is responsible for making sure all your orders are neatly packed and on their way.

Our principle and purpose

At Tupsunupsus, we believe that footwear should be both comfortable and stylish. Our aim is to bring you a range of barefoot footwear that takes care of your feet without sacrificing fashion and style. We’ve carefully selected our products to ensure quality and durability.
We strive to bring barefoot footwear closer to the more price-conscious customer, which is why you’ll find barefoot footwear in every price range.

Fun Fact! From the start, orders for teddy bears have been packed only in recycled packaging. We use second-round cardboard boxes, shoeboxes, paper shopping bags, scrap paper, etcetera. We’ve also only used paper towels from the start. ♻️