Mail Stop 3561 February 28, 2006 Mr. Charlie Pleas, III Vice President and Controller AutoZone, Inc. 123 South Front Street Memphis, Tennessee 38103 RE: AutoZone, Inc. Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended August 27, 2005 Filed October 26, 2005 Form 10-Q for Quarterly Period Ended November 19, 2005 File No. 001-10714 Dear Mr Pleas: We have reviewed the responses in your letter dated February 17, 2006 and have the following additional comment. Please be as detailed as necessary in your explanation so we may better understand your disclosure. After reviewing this information, we may or may not raise additional comments. We welcome any questions you may have about our comment or on any other aspect of our review. Feel free to call us at the telephone numbers listed at the end of the letter. Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended August, 27, 2005 Exhibit 13.1, Fiscal 2005 Annual Report Consolidated Financial Statements, page 18 Note A. Significant Accounting Policies, page 22 1. We have reviewed your response to comment 3 in our letter dated February 9, 2006. In light of your disclosure that instruments designated as qualifying hedges are reflected in the statements of cash flows in the same categories as the cash flows from the items being hedged, please tell us in detail why you believe that cash flows relating to interest rate derivatives hedging the forecasted issuance of debt should be reflected as a component of financing cash flows, rather than operating cash flows. In this regard, we assume that the item being hedged is the cash flows associated with interest payments. Accordingly, we would expect the cash flows associated with such interest rate derivatives to be classified as operating cash flows consistent with the cash flows associated with the interest payments on the hedged forecasted debt issuance. As appropriate, please respond to our comment within 10 business days or tell us when you will provide us with a response. Please furnish a supplemental response letter that keys your responses to our comment and provides any requested information. Detailed supplemental response letters greatly facilitate our review. Please file your supplemental response letter on EDGAR. Please understand that we may have additional comments after reviewing your response to our comment. If you have any questions regarding our comment, please direct them to Adam Phippen, Staff Accountant, at (202) 551-3336. In his absence, direct your questions to Robyn Manuel at (202) 551-3823. Any other questions may be directed to me at (202) 551-3843. Sincerely, George F. Ohsiek, Jr. Branch Chief ?? ?? ?? ?? Mr. Charlie Pleas, III AutoZone, Inc. February 28, 2006 Page 1