How we scored sold out Sambas - and you can, too.

You know that feeling when you finally decide you want a pair of sneakers… Sambas, UGG Tasman vibes, rare Nikes? And suddenly the shoes you saw every 4 minutes in ads from 10 different websites are totally sold out in your size. Resale apps feeling chaotic. Prices all over the place. I was fully prepared to spiral, until I landed on KICKS CREW.

KICKS CREW is basically a global sneaker marketplace that aggregates inventory from trusted retailers and resellers around the world, which means they’re not limited to one warehouse or one drop. If the shoe exists somewhere on earth, they’re probably sourcing it. Dangerous information, I know.

Here’s the thing though; once you’re on the site, it’s a lot. Like, overwhelming in a “wait… do I get them in maroon or the slightly darker, deeper maroon pair that looks almost the same but not” way. Every color, every collab, every size, multiple price points depending on availability. It’s kind of amazing and chaotic. I loved knowing I could find rare and sold-out styles from brands I already live in like Nike, Adidas, UGG but I won’t lie, I definitely needed help narrowing it down (don’t worry, Qatch already scoured the site and filtered through the noise for you - options are below 🙂 ).

Anyways, I came for a sold out pair of Sporty & Rich Sambas and I found them. Plus a cuteeeee pair of Nikes that I also realized I didn’t need but definitely wanted. Did I mention they also have Labubus? Are those still cool?

Back to shopping - checkout itself was smooth, no weird glitches, no sketchy moments and I appreciated that KICKS CREW is very loud about their authenticity guarantee. Everything is verified before it ships, which matters when you’re buying sneakers that are sold out everywhere else and not cheap - but honestly less than I was expecting and willing to pay. Speaking of which: yes, shipping is a little painful. And yes, the price changes depending on your size (which I didn’t love, but I get it, supply, demand, capitalism, blah blah). The good news is we do have a promo code to soften the blow, because pain with a discount is still better than pain without one, use QATCHKCDEC5 for $5 off shipping!

Shipping also took a bit longer than I would’ve liked. This isn’t Amazon Prime energy, but the moment the boxes arrived, I was happy again (I’m so easy to please, someone please remind my husband of this??). They were packaged well and the shoes themselves were flawless, like worth the wait flawless. I immediately tried them on with leggings, then wide-leg pants to make sure they were versatile. They passed. I ended up loving the Nikes more than the Sambas, go figure. These are now grab-and-go sneakers. Errand sneakers. Airport sneakers. Outfit-saving sneakers.

So yes, KICKS CREW might require a little patience and a little decision-making stamina but if the goal is scoring sneakers everyone else missed out on? This is the secret. And we just let you in on it.