Mansfield Resident Wins RentWay National Sweepstakes

ERIE, Pa., June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Carl Williamson of Mansfield, Ohio, is the sixth of twelve winners in RentWay's Second Annual Harley- Davidson(R) Motorcycle Giveaway. RentWay is one of the nation's largest rental-purchase companies.

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The Giveaway will run through June 18 and offers participants the chance to win a Harley-Davidson(R) motorcycle each week for twelve weeks. One lucky winner is randomly selected weekly from entries submitted at RentWay stores nationwide.

"When I called Mr. Williamson to tell him that he had won a Harley Davidson, he didn't believe me," said RentWay Assistant Store Manager John Bourne. "When he told his wife they had won the sweepstakes, I could hear her scream with excitement in the background." Mr. Williamson entered to win the Harley while visiting the RentWay store at 315 North Lexington Springmill Road in Mansfield, Ohio.

RentWay stores will be holding open houses on Saturday, June 18, from 12-4pm. Visitors can enjoy free refreshments, enter to win a Harley- Davidson(R), and peruse name brand furniture, appliances, electronics, computers, and big screen televisions.

RentWay has opened 34 new stores this fiscal year and now operates 783 stores nationwide. The Company plans to open an additional 12 to 17 stores before the end of September 2005.

For additional information on RentWay please call 1-800-RENTWAY.

Rent-Way is one of the nation's largest operators of rental- purchase stores. Rent-Way rents quality name brand merchandise such as home entertainment equipment, computers, furniture and appliances from 783 stores in 34 states. RentWay's Web site is http://www.rentway.com/.

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