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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2
 
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our report dated April 24, 1998 (except for Note 14, as to which the date
is June 25, 1998), with respect to the consolidated financial statements of
THORN Americas, Inc. and subsidiaries included in the Registration Statement
(Form S-4) and related Prospectus of Renters Choice, Inc. for the registration
of $175,000,000, 11% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008.
 
                                                ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
Wichita, Kansas
   
January 19, 1999