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<FILING-DATE>20100909
<DATE-OF-FILING-DATE-CHANGE>20100909
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<CONFORMED-NAME>CATES JAMES L
<CIK>0001236908
</OWNER-DATA>
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<FILE-NUMBER>001-13941
<FILM-NUMBER>101064527
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<MAIL-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>309 E. PACES FERRY RD N.E.
<CITY>ATLANTA
<STATE>GA
<ZIP>30305-2377
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
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<CONFORMED-NAME>AARON'S INC
<CIK>0000706688
<ASSIGNED-SIC>7359
<IRS-NUMBER>580687630
<STATE-OF-INCORPORATION>GA
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>1231
</COMPANY-DATA>
<BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>309 E. PACES FERRY ROAD, N.E.
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<CITY>ATLANTA
<STATE>GA
<ZIP>30305-2377
<PHONE>404-231-0011
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<MAIL-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>309 E. PACES FERRY ROAD, N.E.
<STREET2>(NONE)
<CITY>ATLANTA
<STATE>GA
<ZIP>30305-2377
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
<FORMER-COMPANY>
<FORMER-CONFORMED-NAME>AARON RENTS INC
<DATE-CHANGED>19920703
</FORMER-COMPANY>
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    <documentType>4/A</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2010-09-03</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2010-09-08</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000706688</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>AARON'S INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>AAN</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001236908</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>CATES JAMES L</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>309 E. PACES FERRY ROAD, N.E.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>ATLANTA</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>GA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>30305-</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <officerTitle>Senior Group VP and Secretary</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>35473</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>7828.905</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By 401(k)</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">1,500 shares pertain to restricted common stock granted on November 7, 2006</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">On September 3, 2010, the reporting person erroneously filed a Form 4 reporting the exercise of options to purchase 16,875 shares of common stock and the contemporaneous sale of those shares on September 3, 2010; these transactions did not, in fact, occur for the account of the reporting person, and consequently the reporting person had no change of beneficial ownership of the issuer's securities.  The sale was effected through a broker's error account.  As of September 3, 2010, the reporting person owned 35,473 shares of common stock.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>s/ Aleksandra T. Nearing, by Power of Attorney for James L. Cates</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2010-09-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
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