FRIPEDINGUE: Expert Wholesale Supplier of Curated Vintage Textiles

Company overview

Fripedingue is a Belgian supplier of second-hand and surplus clothing based in the Zone Industrielle de l'Europe in Leuze-en-Hainaut, 7900, in the province of Hainaut. The business runs both a wholesale operation and a retail online shop, and prices everything by weight.

The weight-based model is stated plainly on the site: you choose the clothing you want and pay according to what it weighs. That is a different proposition from a sorter quoting a bale price, and it shapes who the supplier suits.

Package sizes: the lowest entry point in the directory

Fripedingue sells in six package weights:

• 2 kg
• 5 kg
• 10 kg
• 15 kg
• 20 kg
• 25 kg

Prices run from €30 to €363 per package depending on size and grade. Orders from €150 qualify for a 10 percent discount.

The 2 kg package deserves attention because it is the smallest unit anywhere in this directory. Most suppliers start at 20 kg, and the large European plants start at a container. A 2 kg package is not a commercial order in any meaningful sense, but it is something more useful: a way to see a supplier's actual grading standard for the price of a restaurant meal.

That matters because the most expensive mistake in this trade is committing to volume based on a description. Buyers comparing several second hand clothes suppliers should take the smallest available unit from each, put them side by side on a table, and only then read the price lists. A supplier who offers a 2 kg test is making that easy on purpose.

Grades: what A+CR means

The company offers a grade described as Grade A+CR, meaning Grade A with cream quality included, alongside standard mixes.

That naming is worth unpacking. In most of Europe cream and Grade A are separate levels: cream is the top selection of premium branded pieces, Grade A is solid wearable stock. A combined A+CR grade means the cream has not been pulled out into its own line before you see it.

For a buyer this cuts both ways. The upside is real: you get access to premium pieces that a plant selling cream separately would have creamed off first, and at a blended price. The downside is that the proportion of cream in the mix is not defined by the label, so it varies with what came in. Ask directly what share of an A+CR package is typically cream, and read the underlying grades vocabulary so you can tell whether the answer is a measured figure or an impression.

Categories

Stock covers children's wear, women's clothing and men's items, along with accessories, scarves and belts. Accessories sold as their own line rather than as filler in a clothing package is a small but genuine advantage for a market trader, since belts and scarves carry good margins and take almost no space.

Who this supplier fits

Fripedingue suits small resellers, market traders and shop owners starting out, plus established buyers who want to test a grade before committing elsewhere. The combination of a 2 kg minimum and a €150 discount threshold creates a sensible progression: test small, then place an order that clears the threshold.

It does not suit a container exporter needing tonnage at per-kilo pricing, who is better served by the large sorting houses. Leuze-en-Hainaut sits between Brussels and Lille, so road delivery into France, Belgium and the Netherlands is straightforward, which fits the small-parcel model well.

Contact runs through 0460210856, with WhatsApp emphasised for fast replies. Buyers building a programme of wholesale second hand should treat this supplier as a testing ground and a top-up source rather than a primary bulk channel.

Frequently asked questions

What package sizes does Fripedingue sell?

Packages of 2, 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 kg, priced from €30 to €363 depending on size and grade.

What is Grade A+CR?

Grade A with cream quality included, meaning the premium selection has not been separated into its own line. The proportion of cream is not fixed by the label, so it is worth asking directly.

Is there a minimum order?

Packages start at 2 kg, and orders from €150 qualify for a 10 percent discount.

Where is the company located?

Zone Industrielle de l'Europe, Leuze-en-Hainaut 7900, Belgium, between Brussels and Lille.

What categories are available?

Children's, women's and men's clothing, plus accessories, scarves and belts sold as their own lines.