POWER OF ATTORNEY
	Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints each of Gilbert L. Danielson, Robert P. Sinclair, Jr.
and Dennis A. Maher, signing singly, the undersigneds true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:
(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigneds capacity as an officer and/or director of Aaron Rents, Inc.
(the Company), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;
(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute
any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments
thereto, and timely file such form with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and
(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with
the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned,
it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such
form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may
approve in such attorney-in-facts discretion.
	The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full
power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the
rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as
the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power
of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-facts substitute or substitutes,
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney
and the rights and powers herein granted.
	The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact,
in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not
assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigneds
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in fullforce and effect until
the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect
to the undersigneds holdings of and transactions in securities issued by
the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of this 2nd day of June 2003.
		/s/ David Kolb
		Signature

		David Kolb
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