EXHIBIT 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We have issued our report dated February 26, 2009, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Rent-A-Center, Inc. and Subsidiaries appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 which are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3. We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the aforementioned report and to the use of our name as it appears under the caption “Experts.”

/s/ Grant Thornton LLP

Dallas, Texas
September 29, 2009