EXHIBIT 5.1

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December 10, 2010		direct dial 404 815 6051 direct fax 404 541 3188 DEaton@KilpatrickStockton.com

Aaron’s, Inc.
309 E. Paces Ferry Road, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30305

Re: Form S-8 Registration Statement

Gentlemen:

     We have acted as counsel for Aaron’s, Inc., a Georgia corporation (the “Company”), in the preparation and filing of a registration statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) relating to the Company’s 2001 Stock Option and Incentive Award Plan, as amended and restated (the “Stock Plan”), and the Aaron’s, Inc. Employees Retirement Plan and Trust, as amended and restated (the “Retirement Plan” and, together with the Stock Plan, the “Plans”) and the proposed offer and sale of up to 14,982,237 shares and 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.50 per share (collectively, the “Shares”) pursuant to the Stock Plan and the Retirement Plan, respectively. This opinion letter is rendered pursuant to Item 8 of Form S-8 and Item 601(b)(5) of the Commission’s Regulation S-K.

     In connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement, we have examined originals or copies of such corporate records, documents, and other instruments relating to the authorization and issuance of the Shares as we have deemed relevant under the circumstances. In all such examinations, we have assumed the genuineness of signatures on original documents and the conformity to such original documents of all copies submitted to us as certified, conformed or photographic copies, and as to certificates of public officials, we have assumed the same to have been properly given and to be accurate.

     The opinions expressed herein are limited in all respects to the laws of the State of Georgia, and no opinion is expressed with respect to the laws of any other jurisdiction or any effect which such laws may have on the opinions expressed herein. This opinion is limited to the matters stated herein, and no opinion is implied or may be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated herein.

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     On the basis of the foregoing, it is our opinion that the Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plans, will be legally and validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable.

     This opinion is given as of the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to advise you after the date hereof of facts or circumstances that come to our attention or changes in law that occur which could affect the opinions contained herein. This letter is being rendered solely for the benefit of the Company in connection with the matters addressed herein. This opinion may not be furnished to or relied upon by any person or entity for any purpose without our prior written consent.

     We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

	Sincerely, KILPATRICK STOCKTON LLP
	By:	/s/ David M. Eaton
		David M. Eaton, a Partner