EXHIBIT 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333- ) pertaining to the
Pier 1 Imports, Inc. 1999 Stock Plan and to the incorporation by reference
therein of our report dated April 4, 2003, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of Pier 1 Imports, Inc. incorporated by reference in its
Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended March 1, 2003, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
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ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Fort Worth, Texas
August 29, 2003