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Categories are used so that members can just look for the type of post they are interested in. Hopefully&nbsp; the statistics that can be harvested can also be used by Freegle when applying for grants.<br>
Categories are used so members can look for the type of post they're interested in. The statistics gathered can also help Freegle when applying for grants.


<br>
== Categories ==


=== Categories <br>  ===
This is how categories broke down over a year on one community that doesn't allow pets:


This is how the categories were worked out from a years information on a group which does not allow pets.
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Category !! Posts !! Share
{| width="300" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|-
| Household
| 499
| 11.%
|-
| White Goods &amp; Electrical
| 342
| 8%
|-
| Leisure &amp; Entertainment
| 760
| 17%
|-
| Office
| 587
| 13%
|-
| Pets
| 135
| 3%
|-
| Miscellaneous
| 369
| 8%
|-
| Children &amp; Baby
| 523
| 12%
|-
| DIY
| 334
| 8%
|-
| Clothing (adult)
| 123
| 3%
|-
| Furniture
| 467
| 11%
|-
| Garden
| 245
| 6%
|-
| Total
| 4384
| 100%
|}
 
<br>
 
=== What goes where?<br>  ===
 
This is what was put where, when choosing the categories&nbsp; to give you an idea. You are free to disagree. For instance you may feel a member would look under DIY for a garage door.<br>
 
=== Miscellaneous.  ===
 
{| width="800" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|-
| Beauty products.Hair, makeup, epilators, perfume etc.&nbsp;
| GPS/SatNav4
| Wine&amp;beer making &nbsp;7
|
|
|-
| Bike Carrier &nbsp;
| Jewellery 5
| Wood-for-burning
|
|
|-
|
| MedicalEquipment
|
|
|
|-
| Car Stuff. Battery, carboot stuff,mats,ramps &nbsp;
| Oscilloscope&nbsp;
|
|
|
|-
|-
| Christmas and party stuff
| Children & Baby || 523 || 12%
| Picnic Hamper
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
| Coal Bunkers&nbsp;
| Clothing || 123 || 3%
| Raffle Prizes&nbsp;
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
| Conservatorys&nbsp;
| DIY || 334 || 8%
| Recycling Plastic Bags/Batteries etc.
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
| Contact lenses
| Furniture || 467 || 11%
| <br>
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
| Disabled equipment&nbsp;
| Garden || 245 || 6%
| Solarium&nbsp;
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
| Dustbins&nbsp;
| Household || 499 || 11%
| Suitcases/ Bags&nbsp;<br>
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
| Flags&nbsp;
| Leisure & Entertainment || 760 || 17%
| Tyres&nbsp;
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
| For Sale Board&nbsp;
| Miscellaneous || 369 || 8%
| Umbrellas<br>
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
| Garage Door /section/roof&nbsp;
| Office || 587 || 13%
| Various Mixed
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
| Gas cylinders
| Pets || 135 || 3%
| Vouchers&nbsp;
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
| Generator
| White Goods & Electrical || 342 || 8%
| Watches/keys&nbsp;
|  
|  
|  
|-
|-
| Gong
| '''Total''' || '''4384''' || '''100%'''
| Wigs&nbsp;
|  
|  
|  
|}
|}


<br>
== What goes where? ==
 
<br>
 
=== Children's and Baby items<br>  ===
 
{| width="200" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|-
| Booster Seats
| Games
|
|-
| Clothes
| Toys
|
|-
| Equipment Walker, sterilizes, bottles safety gates, fireguards,
| Shoes
|
|-
| Furniture. Chairs,cots,beds,tables,desks,chairs
|
|
|}
 
<br>
 
=== Adult Clothing<br>  ===
 
All clothing and shoes including accessories, fancy dress.<br>
 
=== DIY<br>  ===
 
{| width="200" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|-
| Bathroom stuffneeding fitting
| Doors
| sheets, dust, aluminium,roofing
| Windows
|-
| Bricks
| Drives,flags,bricks etc.
| Shelves
|
|-
| Cement.plaster.grout
| Flooring,wood,lino,tiles,
| Tools
|
|-
| Chicken wire
| Light fittings
| Work gear
|
|-
| Curtain poles
| Locks
| Work tables
|
|}
 
<br>
 
=== Furniture  ===
 
{| width="300" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|-
| Beds
| Ottoman
| WallUnits
|
|-
| Bookcases
| Shoe racks
| Wardrobes
|
|-
| Chairs
| Stands Umbrella/Coat
|
|
|-
| Cupboards
| Settees
|
|
|-
| Drawers
| Tables
|
|
|-
| Futons
| TV/Video cabinets
|
|
|}
 
=== <br>Garden  ===
 
{| width="400" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|-
| BBQs
| Garden Heaters
| Sandpits
|
|-
| Compost
| Hedge Trimmers
| Sheds
| Water Butts
|-
| Flags/Rocks
|
Incinerators<br>
 
| Sleepers
|
|-
| Garden furniture
| Lawnmowers
| Strimmers
|
|-
| Garden Vacs
| Plants
| Swings/seats
|
|-
| Gates
| Pots,containers
| Truggs
|
|-
| Greenhouse
| Potting tables
| Turf
|
|}


<br>
This is how items were sorted into categories when they were set up, to give you an idea - you're free to disagree (for instance, you might feel a garage door belongs under DIY).


=== Household: Non Electric  ===
=== Children and baby items ===
* Booster seats, car seats
* Children's games
* Clothes & shoes
* Toys
* Equipment: walkers, sterilisers, bottles, safety gates, fireguards
* Furniture: chairs, cots, beds, tables, desks


{| width="200" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
=== Clothing ===
|-
All adult clothing and shoes, including accessories and fancy dress.
| Bed guards
| Clothes:Dryers:Hangers:Ironing boards etc.  
| Fire Surrounds&nbsp;
| Mattresses
| Locks &amp; Padlocks
|
|-
| Bedding
| Conditioner, fabric spray, tablets
| Fireside Sets
| Mirrors
|
|
|-
| Can Crusher
| Cooking Utensils
| Food/Vitamins
| Pictures
|
|
|-
| Candles
| Crookery,cutlery
| Hangers
| Other boxes/storage
|
|
|-
| Carpets/rugs/underlay
| Dishes,&nbsp;
| Head Boards
| Smoke alarms
|
|
|-
| Cleaning material
| Door knobs
| Manual sewing machines
| Tea trolley
|
|
|}


<br>
=== DIY ===
* Bathroom fittings
* Doors
* Dust sheets
* Windows
* Bricks
* Drives, flags, bricks etc.
* Shelves
* Sheets of aluminium
* Cement, plaster, grout
* Flooring: wood, lino, tiles
* Tools
* Roofing materials
* Chicken wire
* Light fittings
* Work gear
* Curtain poles
* Locks
* Work tables


=== Leisure/Entertainment<br>  ===
=== Furniture ===
* Beds
* Ottomans
* Wall units
* Bookcases
* Shoe racks
* Wardrobes
* Chairs
* Umbrella/coat stands
* Cupboards
* Settees
* Drawers
* Tables
* Futons
* TV/video cabinets


{| width="800" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
=== Garden ===
|-
* BBQs
| Adult Games
* Garden heaters
|
* Sandpits
|
* Compost
| Swimming aids
* Hedge trimmers
|-
* Sheds
| Arts &amp; Crafts
* Water butts
|
* Flags/rocks
|
* Incinerators
| TV's Remotes
* Sleepers
|-
* Garden furniture
| Bikes &amp; Equipment
* Lawnmowers
| Freeview boxes
* Strimmers
| Photography stuff
* Garden vacs
| Videos
* Plants
|-
* Swings/seats
| Books/Magazines/comics
* Gates
| Fishing stuff
* Pots, containers
| Radios&nbsp;
* Trugs
|
* Greenhouses
|-
* Potting tables
| Camping
* Turf
| gaming table
| Records and players
|
|-
| CD Players &amp; bits
| Head sets, earphones
| Sky dishes ect.
|
|-
| Computer games and machines
| HI FI stuff
| Sledges
|
|-
| Disco light ect.
| Jigsaws adult
| Snooker tables  
|
|-
| DVD.s * players
| MP 3/4playes
| Sports equipment
|
|-
| Exercise Machines
| Musical instruments
| Speakers
|
|}


<br>
=== Household ===
* Bed guards
* Clothes dryers, hangers, ironing boards etc.
* Fire surrounds
* Mattresses
* Locks & padlocks
* Bedding
* Conditioner, fabric spray, tablets
* Fireside sets
* Mirrors
* Can crushers
* Cooking utensils
* Food/vitamins
* Pictures
* Candles
* Crockery, cutlery, dishes
* Hangers
* Other boxes/storage
* Carpets/rugs/underlay
* Curtains
* Headboards
* Smoke alarms
* Cleaning materials
* Door knobs
* Manual sewing machines
* Tea trolleys


=== Office  ===
=== Leisure & entertainment ===
* Adult games
* Swimming aids
* Arts & crafts
* TVs, remotes
* Bikes & equipment
* Freeview boxes
* Photography stuff
* Videos
* Books/magazines/comics
* Fishing gear
* Radios
* Camping gear
* Gaming tables
* Records and players
* CD players and bits
* Headsets, earphones
* Sky dishes etc.
* Computer games and machines
* Hi-fi stuff
* Sledges
* Disco lights etc.
* Jigsaws (adult)
* Snooker tables
* DVDs and players
* MP3/4 players
* Sports equipment
* Exercise machines
* Musical instruments
* Speakers


{| width="800" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
=== Miscellaneous ===
|-
* Beauty products: hair, make-up, epilators, perfume etc.
| Bits for computers/laptops
* GPS/SatNav
| Laptop bags
* Wine & beer making
| Telephones
* Bike carriers
|
* Jewellery
|-
* Wood for burning
| Cables
* Medical equipment
| Mobiles
* Car stuff: battery, car-boot stuff, mats, ramps
| Typewriters
* Oscilloscopes
|
* Christmas and party stuff
|-
* Picnic hampers
| Computers/laptops
* Coal bunkers
| Modems
* Raffle prizes
| Routers
* Conservatories
|
* Recycling: plastic bags, batteries etc.
|-
* Contact lenses
| Computer Desks
* Disabled equipment
| Monitors
* Solariums
| Shredders
* Dustbins
|
* Suitcases/bags
|-
* Flags
| Computer chairs<br>
* Tyres
| Printers
* For sale boards
|
* Umbrellas
|
* Garage door/section/roof
|-
* Various mixed items
| Desks<br>
* Gas cylinders
| Printer ink and bits
* Vouchers
|
* Generators
|
* Watches/keys
|-
* Gongs
| Fax machines<br>
* Wigs
| RC servos
|
|
|-
| Filing trays, files, cabinets<br>
| Scanners
|
|
|-
| Headsets <br>
| Sizzex Machines
|
|
|-
| Laminators
| Stationery
|
|
|}


<br>
=== Office ===
* Bits for computers/laptops
* Laptop bags
* Telephones
* Cables
* Mobiles
* Typewriters
* Computers/laptops
* Modems
* Routers
* Computer desks
* Monitors
* Shredders
* Computer chairs
* Printers
* Desks
* Printer ink and bits
* Fax machines
* RC servos
* Filing trays, files, cabinets
* Scanners
* Headsets
* Sizzix machines
* Laminators
* Stationery


=== Pets ===
=== Pets ===
* Animals
* Rodents
* Cages/hutches/tanks/fishbowls
* Toys and equipment
* Birds/bees/insects
* Beehives
* Chicken coops
* Fowl
* Animal bedding
* Animal foods


{| width="600" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
=== White goods & electrical ===
|-
* Boilers
| Animals
* Bread makers
| Rodents
* Ice cream makers
| Cages/hutches/tanks/fishbowls
* Toasters
| Toys and Equipment
* Cookers
|-
* Coffee makers
| Birds/Bees/Insects
* Irons
| Beehives
* Trouser press
| Chicken coops
* Dishwashers
|
* Electric sewing machines
|-
* Kettles
| Fowl
* Dehumidifiers
| Animal bedding
* Fans
| Animal foods
* Knitting machines
|
* Fridges
|}
* Fires/heaters
 
* Lamps/bulbs
<br>
* Freezers
 
* Food preparation machines
=== '''White Goods &amp; Electrical'''  ===
* Liquidisers/blenders
 
* Microwaves
{| width="800" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
* Foot massagers/spa baths
|-
* Overlockers
| Boilers
* Spin dryers/dryers
| Bread Makers
* Electric grills
| Ice Cream Makers
* Popcorn makers
| Toasters
* Vacuums
|-
* Hair dryers
| Cookers
* Slow cookers
| Coffee Makers
* Washers
| Irons
* Hotplates
| Trouser Press
* Steamers
|-
| Dishwashers
| Electric sewing Machines
| Kettles
|
|-
| Dehumidifiers
| Fans
| Knitting machines
|
|-
| Fridges
| Fires/Heaters
| Lamps/bulbs
|
|-
| Freezers
| Food preparation machines
| Liquidizers/blends
|
|-
| Microwaves
| Foot massagers/Spa baths
| Overlockers
|
|-
| Spin Dryers/Dryers
| Electric grills
| Popcorn makers
|
|-
| Vacuums
| Hair dryers
| Slow cookers
|
|-
| Washers
| Hotplates
| Steamers
|
|}


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Latest revision as of 12:00, 17 July 2026

Categories are used so members can look for the type of post they're interested in. The statistics gathered can also help Freegle when applying for grants.

Categories

This is how categories broke down over a year on one community that doesn't allow pets:

Category Posts Share
Children & Baby 523 12%
Clothing 123 3%
DIY 334 8%
Furniture 467 11%
Garden 245 6%
Household 499 11%
Leisure & Entertainment 760 17%
Miscellaneous 369 8%
Office 587 13%
Pets 135 3%
White Goods & Electrical 342 8%
Total 4384 100%

What goes where?

This is how items were sorted into categories when they were set up, to give you an idea - you're free to disagree (for instance, you might feel a garage door belongs under DIY).

Children and baby items

  • Booster seats, car seats
  • Children's games
  • Clothes & shoes
  • Toys
  • Equipment: walkers, sterilisers, bottles, safety gates, fireguards
  • Furniture: chairs, cots, beds, tables, desks

Clothing

All adult clothing and shoes, including accessories and fancy dress.

DIY

  • Bathroom fittings
  • Doors
  • Dust sheets
  • Windows
  • Bricks
  • Drives, flags, bricks etc.
  • Shelves
  • Sheets of aluminium
  • Cement, plaster, grout
  • Flooring: wood, lino, tiles
  • Tools
  • Roofing materials
  • Chicken wire
  • Light fittings
  • Work gear
  • Curtain poles
  • Locks
  • Work tables

Furniture

  • Beds
  • Ottomans
  • Wall units
  • Bookcases
  • Shoe racks
  • Wardrobes
  • Chairs
  • Umbrella/coat stands
  • Cupboards
  • Settees
  • Drawers
  • Tables
  • Futons
  • TV/video cabinets

Garden

  • BBQs
  • Garden heaters
  • Sandpits
  • Compost
  • Hedge trimmers
  • Sheds
  • Water butts
  • Flags/rocks
  • Incinerators
  • Sleepers
  • Garden furniture
  • Lawnmowers
  • Strimmers
  • Garden vacs
  • Plants
  • Swings/seats
  • Gates
  • Pots, containers
  • Trugs
  • Greenhouses
  • Potting tables
  • Turf

Household

  • Bed guards
  • Clothes dryers, hangers, ironing boards etc.
  • Fire surrounds
  • Mattresses
  • Locks & padlocks
  • Bedding
  • Conditioner, fabric spray, tablets
  • Fireside sets
  • Mirrors
  • Can crushers
  • Cooking utensils
  • Food/vitamins
  • Pictures
  • Candles
  • Crockery, cutlery, dishes
  • Hangers
  • Other boxes/storage
  • Carpets/rugs/underlay
  • Curtains
  • Headboards
  • Smoke alarms
  • Cleaning materials
  • Door knobs
  • Manual sewing machines
  • Tea trolleys

Leisure & entertainment

  • Adult games
  • Swimming aids
  • Arts & crafts
  • TVs, remotes
  • Bikes & equipment
  • Freeview boxes
  • Photography stuff
  • Videos
  • Books/magazines/comics
  • Fishing gear
  • Radios
  • Camping gear
  • Gaming tables
  • Records and players
  • CD players and bits
  • Headsets, earphones
  • Sky dishes etc.
  • Computer games and machines
  • Hi-fi stuff
  • Sledges
  • Disco lights etc.
  • Jigsaws (adult)
  • Snooker tables
  • DVDs and players
  • MP3/4 players
  • Sports equipment
  • Exercise machines
  • Musical instruments
  • Speakers

Miscellaneous

  • Beauty products: hair, make-up, epilators, perfume etc.
  • GPS/SatNav
  • Wine & beer making
  • Bike carriers
  • Jewellery
  • Wood for burning
  • Medical equipment
  • Car stuff: battery, car-boot stuff, mats, ramps
  • Oscilloscopes
  • Christmas and party stuff
  • Picnic hampers
  • Coal bunkers
  • Raffle prizes
  • Conservatories
  • Recycling: plastic bags, batteries etc.
  • Contact lenses
  • Disabled equipment
  • Solariums
  • Dustbins
  • Suitcases/bags
  • Flags
  • Tyres
  • For sale boards
  • Umbrellas
  • Garage door/section/roof
  • Various mixed items
  • Gas cylinders
  • Vouchers
  • Generators
  • Watches/keys
  • Gongs
  • Wigs

Office

  • Bits for computers/laptops
  • Laptop bags
  • Telephones
  • Cables
  • Mobiles
  • Typewriters
  • Computers/laptops
  • Modems
  • Routers
  • Computer desks
  • Monitors
  • Shredders
  • Computer chairs
  • Printers
  • Desks
  • Printer ink and bits
  • Fax machines
  • RC servos
  • Filing trays, files, cabinets
  • Scanners
  • Headsets
  • Sizzix machines
  • Laminators
  • Stationery

Pets

  • Animals
  • Rodents
  • Cages/hutches/tanks/fishbowls
  • Toys and equipment
  • Birds/bees/insects
  • Beehives
  • Chicken coops
  • Fowl
  • Animal bedding
  • Animal foods

White goods & electrical

  • Boilers
  • Bread makers
  • Ice cream makers
  • Toasters
  • Cookers
  • Coffee makers
  • Irons
  • Trouser press
  • Dishwashers
  • Electric sewing machines
  • Kettles
  • Dehumidifiers
  • Fans
  • Knitting machines
  • Fridges
  • Fires/heaters
  • Lamps/bulbs
  • Freezers
  • Food preparation machines
  • Liquidisers/blenders
  • Microwaves
  • Foot massagers/spa baths
  • Overlockers
  • Spin dryers/dryers
  • Electric grills
  • Popcorn makers
  • Vacuums
  • Hair dryers
  • Slow cookers
  • Washers
  • Hotplates
  • Steamers

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