AARON RENTS, INC. ANNOUNCES PRICING OF PUBLIC OFFERING

ATLANTA, May 18, 2006

      Aaron Rents, Inc. (NYSE: RNT) announced today the pricing of its public
offering of 4,000,000 shares of non-voting Common Stock at $25.75 per share. Of
the total shares to be offered, 3,000,000 of the shares are being offered by the
Company and 1,000,000 shares are being offered by the Company's Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer, R. Charles Loudermilk, Sr., as selling shareholder.
Aaron Rents and the selling shareholder have also granted to the underwriters an
option to purchase an additional 450,000 and 150,000 shares, respectively,
within 30 days after the offering to cover over allotments. The net proceeds
from the sale of the 3,000,000 shares sold by Aaron Rents will be used to repay
bank debt and for general corporate purposes. The offering is expected to close
on May 24, 2006.

      SunTrust Robinson Humphrey is the sole book-running manager for the
offering, and Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. is co-lead manager. Stifel Nicolaus,
Wachovia Securities and BB&T Capital Markets are co-managers. A copy of the
final prospectus relating to these securities may be obtained from SunTrust
Robinson Humphrey, 3333 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30326.

      This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of shares of common
stock in any state in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities law of
any such state. The offering will be made only by means of a written prospectus.

      Aaron Rents, Inc., based in Atlanta, currently has more than 1,225
Company-operated and franchised stores in 46 states, Canada and Puerto Rico for
the rental and sale of consumer electronics, computers, residential and office
furniture, household appliances and accessories. The Company manufactures
furniture, bedding and accessories at 12 facilities in five states.