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85-Year-Old Wins Houseful of Furniture from Aaron's
November 21,
2011 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in Rent-To-Own on November 22, 2011
Rent-to-own home furnishings retailer Aaron's has presented Jessie Farmer of Wrens, Ga., with furniture, appliance and electronics valued at almost $11,000.
Farmer, 85, is the grand prize winner of Aarons National Lucky Dog Days Sweepstakes. She has eight children and 47 grandchildren.
Her prize package included an eight-piece living room group; an eight-piece bedroom group; a 73-inch Mitsubishi 1080p big screen TV with TV stand; a 42-inch Panasonic 720p plasma flat panel TV; a Frigidaire 23 cubic-foot side-by-side refrigerator; a Frigidaire front-load high efficiency washer/dryer laundry pair; a Compaq laptop; and a Toshiba tablet.
"At Aaron's, our priority is to take care of our customers, and that includes giving back in the form of contests such as the National Lucky Dog Days Sweepstakes," said Tom Peterson, vice president of marketing for Aaron's, Atlanta. "We're especially thrilled that Jessie was this year's winner, and we cant imagine a more deserving recipient. We hope that winning the National Lucky Dog Days grand prize is going to brighten the holiday season for Jessie and the many members of her family."
Aarons Inc. implemented the National Lucky Dog Days contest in 2009 at Aaron's locations across the U.S. and Canada in effort to give something back to its past, present and potential customers. The company distributed more than 2 million letters with unique prize numbers during the contest, which ran Sept. 29-Oct. 1. In addition to Ms. Farmer being chosen as the grand prize winner, 99 prizes were available for giveaway each day.