Melissa - Furniture Queen was founded in 2002 originally set up to be an online business selling on ebay. In 2006, we decided to go local to offer the same service and savings to our native Houston & Katy area. “The biggest question we are asked about our company. How can you offer your items so cheap?” The answer is simple. “We keep our overhead as low as we possibly can. Basically, we do not have a big store with high electricity bills, outrageous rent, etc. etc. Working out of a small store allows us to keep our prices up to 70% below retail prices of big stores. The one downside is, we do not have as much inventory as the big stores for you to come see. So, in a nutshell the quality and items are the same as the big stores but since we cut out the overhead, the price is much, much less.