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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 3.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">File No. 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM S-8</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">AARON RENTS, INC.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact Name of Issuer as
Specified in its Charter)</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Georgia</font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">58-0687630</font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Aaron Rents, Inc.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">309 E. Paces Ferry Road, N.E.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Atlanta, Georgia 30305</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(404) 231-0011</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Address and Telephone Number of Issuer&#146;s Principal Executive Offices)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2001 Stock Option and Incentive
Award Plan</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Mr.
Gilbert L. Danielson</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">309 E. Paces Ferry Road, N.E.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Atlanta, Georgia&#160; 30305</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(404) 231-0011</font></b></p>

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Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Copies to:</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">W. Benjamin Barkley, Esq.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">David M. Eaton, Esq.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Kilpatrick Stockton LLP</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1100 Peachtree Street, N.E.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Atlanta, Georgia 30309-4530</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(404) 815-6500</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Calculation of Registration Fee</font></b></p>

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  Offering&nbsp;Price(1)</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Common Stock, Par Value $0.50&nbsp;Per Share</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,500,000
  shares</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">N/A</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">30,030,000.00</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,534.53</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Determined in accordance
with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, based on $20.02, the average
of the high and low prices on the New York Stock Exchange on March 10, 2005.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to Rule 416, this Registration
Statement shall be deemed to cover any additional securities to be offered or
issued from stock splits, stock dividends, reclassifications of stock,
corporate transactions or similar transactions.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Aaron
Rents, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) files this Registration Statement on Form S-8 in
connection with an amendment to the Aaron Rents, Inc. 2001 Stock Option and
Incentive Award Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) that increases the number of shares of common
stock, par value $.50 per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), that may be issued or
transferred under the Plan.&#160; The number
of shares that may be issued or transferred under the Plan has been increased
by 1,500,000 (which reflects both an increase of 1,000,000 shares approved by
the shareholders of the Company on April 27, 2004 and a subsequent adjustment
to reflect a three-for-two partial stock split effected in the form of a 50%
stock dividend distributed on August 16, 2004 to shareholders of record as of
August 2, 2004).</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
shares of Common Stock previously available for issuance or transfer under the
Plan are covered by a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.
333-76026), the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.&#160; As amended, the aggregate number of shares of
Common Stock that may be issued or transferred under the Plan is 2,850,000
(which reflects the adjustments described in the preceding paragraph and a
previous adjustment to reflect a three-for-two partial stock split effected in
the form of a 50% stock dividend distributed on August 15, 2003 to shareholders
of record as of August 1, 2003).</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ITEM 8.&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; EXHIBITS</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The exhibits
included as part of this Registration Statement are as follows:</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit Number</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Description</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4(a)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2001
  Stock Option and Incentive Award Plan (filed as Exhibit 4(a) to the
  Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-8, file number 333-76026, filed
  with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 28, 2001 and
  incorporated herein by reference)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4(b)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">First
  Amendment to the 2001 Stock Option and Incentive Award Plan</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4(c)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amended
  and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (filed as Exhibit 3
  to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March
  31, 1996 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, 1996
  and incorporated herein by reference)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4(d)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amendment
  No. 1 dated May 8, 2003 to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
  (filed as Exhibit 3(c) to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
  fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 filed with the Securities and Exchange
  Commission on March 15, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4(e)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amended
  and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (included as Exhibit 2.2 to the
  Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities and
  Exchange Commission on October 22, 1992 and incorporated herein by reference)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5(a)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion
  of Counsel to Registrant</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23(a)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent
  of Counsel to Registrant (included in Exhibit 5(a))</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23(b)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent
  of Ernst &amp; Young LLP</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="13%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:13.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24(a)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.68%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="84%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:84.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Power
  of Attorney (included with signature page)</font></p>
  </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
Atlanta, State of Georgia, on February 28, 2005.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">AARON RENTS, INC.</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:32.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:32.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">/s/ Gilbert L. Danielson</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:32.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Gilbert L. Danielson</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:32.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Executive Vice President,</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="32%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:32.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Chief Financial Officer</font></p>
  </td>
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</table>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">POWER OF
ATTORNEY</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and
appoints Gilbert L. Danielson and James L. Cates, and either of them, his/her
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him/her and in his/her name, place and stead, in any and
all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments)
to this Registration Statement and to cause the same to be filed, with all
exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby granting to said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing whatsoever requisite and desirable to be done in and about the premises,
as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all acts and things that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes or substitute, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on February
28, 2005.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="87%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:87.04%;">
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  <td width="36%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Signature</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="36%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Position</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="36%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:20.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:16.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="36%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">/s/ R. Charles Loudermilk, Sr.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="36%" colspan="2" rowspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Chief Executive Officer (Principal</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;<font style="letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Executive Officer) and Chairman of the Board of
  Directors</font></font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="36%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">R. Charles Loudermilk, Sr.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="36%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:20.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:16.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="36%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">/s/ Robert C. Loudermilk, Jr.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="36%" colspan="2" rowspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">President, Chief Operating Officer</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;<font style="letter-spacing:-.15pt;">and Director</font></font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="36%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Robert C. Loudermilk, Jr.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="36%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="20%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:20.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:16.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="36%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">/s/ Gilbert L. Danielson</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="36%" colspan="2" rowspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
  Director (Principal Financial Officer)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="36%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Gilbert L. Danielson</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4</font></p>

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  <td width="36%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.36%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">/s/ Robert P. Sinclair, Jr.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="36%" colspan="2" rowspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Vice President and Corporate Controller (Principal
  Accounting&nbsp; Officer)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="36%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.36%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Robert P. Sinclair, Jr.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="36%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.36%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="36%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.36%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">/s/ Ronald W. Allen</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="36%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.36%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Ronald W. Allen</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">/s/ Leo Benatar</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="36%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.36%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Leo Benatar</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="36%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.36%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="36%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.36%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">/s/ William K. Butler</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="36%" colspan="2" rowspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">President, Aaron Sales and Lease Ownership Division,
  and Director</font></p>
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  <td width="36%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:36.36%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">William K. Butler</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:27.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">/s/ Earl Dolive</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Director</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Earl Dolive</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">/s/ Ingrid Saunders Jones</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Director</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Ingrid Saunders Jones</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">/s/ David L. Kolb</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Director</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">David L. Kolb</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">/s/ Ray M. Robinson</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Director</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Ray M. Robinson</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Exhibit
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">Description</font></b></p>
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{"company-data": {"conformed-name": "AARON RENTS INC", "cik": "0000706688", "assigned-sic": "7359", "irs-number": "580687630", "state-of-incorporation": "GA", "fiscal-year-end": "1231"}, "filing-values": {"form-type": "S-8", "act": "33", "file-number": "333-123426", "film-number": "05691641"}, "business-address": {"street1": "309 E. PACES FERRY ROAD, N.E.", "street2": "(NONE)", "city": "ATLANTA", "state": "GA", "zip": "30305-2377", "phone": "404-231-0011"}, "mail-address": {"street1": "309 E. PACES FERRY ROAD, N.E.", "street2": "(NONE)", "city": "ATLANTA", "state": "GA", "zip": "30305-2377"}}
As filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on March 18, 2005.
File No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AARON RENTS, INC.
(Exact Name of Issuer as
Specified in its Charter)
Georgia
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or
  Organization)
58-0687630
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
Aaron Rents, Inc.
309 E. Paces Ferry Road, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30305
(404) 231-0011
(Address and Telephone Number of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices)
2001 Stock Option and Incentive
Award Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Mr.
Gilbert L. Danielson
Aaron Rents, Inc.
309 E. Paces Ferry Road, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia  30305
(404) 231-0011
(Name, Address and Telephone
Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
W. Benjamin Barkley, Esq.
David M. Eaton, Esq.
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
1100 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309-4530
(404) 815-6500
Calculation of Registration Fee
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Amount to be Registered(2)
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share
Proposed Maximum Aggregate
  Offering Price(1)
Amount of Registration Fee
Common Stock, Par Value $0.50 Per Share
1,500,000
  shares
N/A
$
30,030,000.00
$
3,534.53
(1)
Determined in accordance
with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, based on $20.02, the average
of the high and low prices on the New York Stock Exchange on March 10, 2005.
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 416, this Registration
Statement shall be deemed to cover any additional securities to be offered or
issued from stock splits, stock dividends, reclassifications of stock,
corporate transactions or similar transactions.
Aaron
Rents, Inc. (the "Company") files this Registration Statement on Form S-8 in
connection with an amendment to the Aaron Rents, Inc. 2001 Stock Option and
Incentive Award Plan (the "Plan") that increases the number of shares of common
stock, par value $.50 per share (the "Common Stock"), that may be issued or
transferred under the Plan.  The number
of shares that may be issued or transferred under the Plan has been increased
by 1,500,000 (which reflects both an increase of 1,000,000 shares approved by
the shareholders of the Company on April 27, 2004 and a subsequent adjustment
to reflect a three-for-two partial stock split effected in the form of a 50%
stock dividend distributed on August 16, 2004 to shareholders of record as of
August 2, 2004).
The
shares of Common Stock previously available for issuance or transfer under the
Plan are covered by a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.
333-76026), the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.  As amended, the aggregate number of shares of
Common Stock that may be issued or transferred under the Plan is 2,850,000
(which reflects the adjustments described in the preceding paragraph and a
previous adjustment to reflect a three-for-two partial stock split effected in
the form of a 50% stock dividend distributed on August 15, 2003 to shareholders
of record as of August 1, 2003).
ITEM 8.                  EXHIBITS
The exhibits
included as part of this Registration Statement are as follows:
Exhibit Number
Description
4(a)
2001
  Stock Option and Incentive Award Plan (filed as Exhibit 4(a) to the
  Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, file number 333-76026, filed
  with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 28, 2001 and
  incorporated herein by reference)
4(b)
First
  Amendment to the 2001 Stock Option and Incentive Award Plan
4(c)
Amended
  and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (filed as Exhibit 3
  to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March
  31, 1996 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, 1996
  and incorporated herein by reference)
2
4(d)
Amendment
  No. 1 dated May 8, 2003 to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
  (filed as Exhibit 3(c) to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
  fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 filed with the Securities and Exchange
  Commission on March 15, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference)
4(e)
Amended
  and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (included as Exhibit 2.2 to the
  Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities and
  Exchange Commission on October 22, 1992 and incorporated herein by reference)
5(a)
Opinion
  of Counsel to Registrant
23(a)
Consent
  of Counsel to Registrant (included in Exhibit 5(a))
23(b)
Consent
  of Ernst & Young LLP
24(a)
Power
  of Attorney (included with signature page)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
Atlanta, State of Georgia, on February 28, 2005.
AARON RENTS, INC.
By:
/s/ Gilbert L. Danielson
Gilbert L. Danielson
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
POWER OF
ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and
appoints Gilbert L. Danielson and James L. Cates, and either of them, his/her
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him/her and in his/her name, place and stead, in any and
all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments)
to this Registration Statement and to cause the same to be filed, with all
exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby granting to said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing whatsoever requisite and desirable to be done in and about the premises,
as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all acts and things that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes or substitute, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on February
28, 2005.
Signature
Position
/s/ R. Charles Loudermilk, Sr.
Chief Executive Officer (Principal
Executive Officer) and Chairman of the Board of
  Directors
R. Charles Loudermilk, Sr.
/s/ Robert C. Loudermilk, Jr.
President, Chief Operating Officer
and Director
Robert C. Loudermilk, Jr.
/s/ Gilbert L. Danielson
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
  Director (Principal Financial Officer)
Gilbert L. Danielson
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/s/ Robert P. Sinclair, Jr.
Vice President and Corporate Controller (Principal
  Accounting  Officer)
Robert P. Sinclair, Jr.
/s/ Ronald W. Allen
Director
Ronald W. Allen
/s/ Leo Benatar
Director
Leo Benatar
/s/ William K. Butler
President, Aaron Sales and Lease Ownership Division,
  and Director
William K. Butler
/s/ Earl Dolive
Director
Earl Dolive
/s/ Ingrid Saunders Jones
Director
Ingrid Saunders Jones
/s/ David L. Kolb
Director
David L. Kolb
/s/ Ray M. Robinson
Director
Ray M. Robinson
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
  No.
Description
4(b)
First
  Amendment to the 2001 Stock Option and Incentive Award Plan
5(a)
Opinion
  of Counsel to Registrant
23(a)
Consent
  of Counsel to Registration (included in Exhibit 5(a))
23(b)
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
24(a)
Power of Attorney (included with signature page)
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