recovery and today we are look at the business of furniture recycling. it works like this: used items are donated to a resale shop and they sell it and give you most of the profit and the rest to charity. and owners of a few shops in texas say sales are way up. and now live to houston. chris? >>guest: at this store you find everything from $100 couch to a $6 wicker stool. people are looking to save money and make money. watch this. there is a sense of adventure coming here. >> consignment stores across the country are busier than ever. >> with the economy we have seen things come in that we have not seen before and more and more and more people and more items, and it has been great. >> the sagging economy helped boost sales at the shop in houston. >> there is a greater selection now because the economy is bad. >> furniture sales are up 20 percent over the last two years.