Upbound (UPBD) 10-K 2007 FY Annual report

EXHIBIT 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We have issued our reports, dated February 28, 2008, accompanying the consolidated financial statements and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the Annual Report ofRent-A-Center, Inc. and Subsidiaries onForm 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of said reports in the following Registration Statements ofRent-A-Center, Inc. and Subsidiaries:

	File
Form Type	Number
Form S-3		333-136840
Form S-8		333-62582
Form S-8		33-98800
Form S-8		333-53471
Form S-8		333-66645
Form S-8		333-40958
Form S-8		333-32296
Form S-8		333-136615
Form S-8		333-139792
Form S-8		333-145121

/s/ Grant Thornton LLP

Dallas, Texas

February 28, 2008

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