QC (QCCO) S-1 IPO registration

EXHIBIT 23.1

Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants

We have issued our report dated May 7, 2004, accompanying the consolidated financial statements of QC Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries contained in the Registration Statement and Prospectus. We consent to the use of the aforementioned report in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, and to the use of our name as it appears under the caption “Experts.”

/S/    GRANT THORNTON LLP        

Kansas City, Missouri

May7, 2004