How it all began…
Hi, everyone! My name is Balázs Pachert, I’m 20 years old, and I just got accepted to college. I started getting into the world of sneakers about four and a half years ago. It’s not just about the shoes, but also the whole culture surrounding them and the vibe of the sneaker world. At the end of 2017, I used the money I’d saved up to buy my first pair of sneakers. I tried to resell them, but I couldn’t because the market price had dropped, so I ended up selling them at a loss. I didn’t give up. After that, I kept a close eye on price fluctuations and bought my next pair of sneakers, which I successfully resold. From then on, I spent day and night searching for the latest and greatest sneakers and releases, and that’s how my journey began.
The overwhelming amount of positive feedback I received from everyone after their purchases took my determination to a whole new level—I’m committed to doing everything I can to have even more experiences like this.
After a long period of hard work, I launched my online store in October 2021, and following its success, in February 2022, I opened my first store in Budapest at 53 Csalogány Street, where I felt for the first time that all the hard work had paid off, as hundreds of you came to our grand opening.
I’m happy to announce that my life—and BALAZS KICKS, which is essentially one and the same—has reached a major milestone. I’m closing my store on Csalogány Street because, fortunately, we’ve outgrown it—and that’s mainly thanks to you. When one door closes, another one opens somewhere else.
That’s why I’m thrilled to announce that, after several months of planning, preparation, and hard work, the new, spectacular BALAZS KICKS opened on December 3, 2022, at 24 Károly körút, Budapest 1052!
It’s incredible how many of you came to our grand opening—we were greeted by a line hundreds of meters long, which, fortunately, seemed to go on forever. The love and enthusiasm you’ve shown for the store—and for me personally—is almost beyond belief, so I hope we’ll share many more experiences like this together.
I'm grateful—thank you!
You can watch my full story in the portrait interview with Csaba Gyetván (it was filmed in our old, small shop).
