Freegle Direct Categories

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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