UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                Amendment No. 3



                                Aaron Rents, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)



                          Common Stock, $0.50 par value
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    002535201
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                                 (CUSIP Number)





                                December 31, 2002
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)


Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

[X] Rule 13d-1(b)

[_] Rule 13d-1(c)

[_] Rule 13d-1(d)



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  CUSIP No. 002535201                   13G
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 1.   Name of Reporting Person
      I.R.S. Identification No. of above Person

           Goldman Sachs Asset Management, a separate business unit of
           The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.


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 2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
                                                                (a) [_]
                                                                (b) [_]

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 3.   SEC Use Only



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 4.   Citizenship or Place of Organization

           New York

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                     5.   Sole Voting Power

     Number of                 275,060

      Shares        ----------------------------------------------------------
                     6.   Shared Voting Power
   Beneficially
                               0
     Owned by
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       Each          7.   Sole Dispositive Power

    Reporting                  286,814

      Person        ----------------------------------------------------------
                     8.   Shared Dispositive Power
       With:
                               0

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 9.   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

           286,814

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10.   Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

                                                                    [_]

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11.   Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

           1.6%

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12.   Type of Reporting Person

           IA

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Item 4.            Ownership.*

          (a).     Amount beneficially owned:
                   See the response(s) to Item  9 on the attached cover page(s).

          (b).     Percent of Class:
                   See the response(s) to Item 11 on the attached cover page(s).

          (c).     Number of shares as to which such person has:

                   (i).     Sole power to  vote or to direct  the vote:  See the
                            response(s) to Item 5 on the attached cover page(s).

                   (ii).    Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  See the
                            response(s) to Item 6 on the attached cover page(s).

                   (iii).   Sole power to  dispose or to direct  the disposition
                            of:  See the response(s) to  Item 7  on the attached
                            cover page(s).

                   (iv).    Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                            of:  See the response(s) to  Item 8  on the attached
                            cover page(s).

Item 5.            Ownership  of  Five  Percent or  Less  of  a  Class. If
                   this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of
                   the  date  hereof  the reporting persons have ceased to be
                   the beneficial owners of more than five percent of the class
                   of securities, check the following [X].

Item 10.           Certification.
                   By signing  below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
                   and belief,  the  securities  referred to above were acquired
                   and are held in the ordinary  course of business and were not
                   acquired  and are not  held  for the  purpose  of or with the
                   effect of changing or  influencing  the control of the issuer
                   of the  securities  and were not acquired and are not held in
                   connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
                   that purpose or effect.


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     * In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Release No.
34-39538  (January 12, 1998),  this filing reflects the securities  beneficially
owned by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, a separate business unit of The Goldman
Sachs Group, Inc. ("GSAM").  GSAM, an investment advisor,  disclaims  beneficial
ownership of any securities managed,  on GSAM's behalf,  by third parties.  This
filing  does not reflect  securities,  if any,  beneficially  owned by any other
business unit of  The  Goldman  Sachs  Group,  Inc.  and  GSAM  hereby disclaims
beneficial ownership of any such securities.




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                                    SIGNATURE

            After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge
            and belief,  I certify that the information set forth in
            this statement is true, complete and correct.


Date:  February 11, 2003


                                GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. on behalf of
                                Goldman Sachs Asset Management


                                By:  /s/ Roger S. Begelman
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                                Name:    Roger S. Begelman
                                Title:   Attorney-in-fact



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