Here are two great new coupons from Musician’s Friend. One of them only applies to California state residents, but the other coupon is for everyone. The California coupon gets rid of California’s hefty 9.75% sales tax. When you use this special coupon code, you’ll get the California sales tax waived on every purchase, big or small. The second code will get you $40 off of any single item that costs $349 or more. Both of these deals can be found on this page of Musician’s Friend Coupon Codes

If you’ve never shopped at Musician’s Friend, they are the biggest music shop on the internet, and maybe in the world! They specialize in rock and roll type instruments like drums, guitar, and bass. But they also have orchestral instruments like trumpets, trombones, clarinets, flutes, violins, cellos, etc. MusiciansFriend.com also sells all kinds of musical accessories like sheet music, guitar straps, strings and picks, instrument cases, drum sticks, etc. If you are a DJ or even promoter you can also find DJ gear, pro sound gear, PA systems and speakers, drum machines, synths, keyboards, and a lot more at Musicians Friend. Go to the website and see for yourself if they have what you are looking for. Remember to use one of these great coupons when you do.

I’ve been really into Game of Thrones lately, and I think I just need to buy the first season on DVD. Like all of my shopping decisions, this was prompted by finding a great discount. This month at the HBO store you can get a 20% off flat-rate discount on everything in the store. Flat HBO discounts like this don’t come around too often, so this is a great time to take advantage. Here is the HBO Store Coupon. It expires at the end of October. So far they only have the first season of Game of Thrones on Blu-Ray and DVD, but I’m chomping at the bit for season 2. I hear it might come out at the begging of the new year.

As you may have guessed, the HBO store at store.hbo.com sells DVDs of popular HBO shows like Boardwalk Empire, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Entourage, Eastbound and Down, Trueblood, etc. They also sell original HBO movies on DVD like My Big Fat Greek Wedding and 41. But what I like most are all the cool gifts and accessories you can get from HBO. I like the funny Eastbound and Down T-shirts, I like the Boardwalk Empire 100-proof mug, I just like kitschy items like that to have around the house. Remember, this 20% off coupon ends at the end of the month.

There’s a new Back To School Savings Guide over at www.couponswapper.com. Those guys are alreayd thinking ahead with a list of great coupons for online stores where you can get a great discount on back to school gear like backpacks, notebooks, pens, pencils, school clothes, etc. In addition to those great promo coupons, here are some more back to school tips:

-Shop early! All the best and most affordable stuff sells out before school starts, make sure you get supplies for your kids and don’t get stuck having to buy the most expensive stuff.

-Buy in bulk. If your kid is in the fourth grade, you might as well buy the big box of pens and the largest pad of notebook paper. Things like pens and paper are much cheaper in bulk and you know you will need them eventually.

-Don’t be fooled by sensational sales. Sometimes the big chain stores will have deals like notebooks for a nickel, or similar attention-getters to get people in the door. Look at all the prices. These stores are hoping on you showing up for that one super-cheap item and then sticking around and paying higher prices for everything else because you don’t want to go to more than one store. Shop around, go to multiple places and find the best price on each item; this is much less labor-intensive if you do your shopping online.