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<PAGE>
Exhibit 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No.333-58327) pertaining to the Friedman's Inc. Retirement Savings Plan of
our report dated June 9, 2000, with respect to the financial statements and
supplemental schedule of the Friedman's Inc. Retirement Savings Plan included in
this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 1999.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
June 23, 2000
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