Now that Boxing Day deals are here, we’ve found the best discounts on drones and accessories. If you got a new drone for Christmas, today might be the best day to pick up an extra battery of one of the most popular accessories.
Here are the best deals at DJI, Amazon, B&H and BestBuy.
Here’s what’s on sale at DJI.com:
DJI’s Black Friday event has morphed into the ‘Winter Sale’ and runs until Jan 1, 2019. Here are the markdowns:
- Mavic Air SAVE $100 plus get FREE DJI Scarf & Gloves. And we have some special 5% OFF coupons just for the Mavic Air that you can use before Jan 1. The codes are below, but they’re first come first served….so jump on them quick!
- Ronin-S SAVE $200 – this 29% has been rumored to be permanent, since the Ronin-S isn’t selling that well. We don’t know about that, but we do know that DJI continues to update the firmware and expand features to more and more cameras.
- Mavic Pro Platinum SAVE $100 – the first DJI folding drone to incorporate special technology and props to reduce noise, the Mavic Pro Platinum is your 4K eye in the sky.
- DJI Spark Fly More Combo SAVE $90 – Seize the moment with intelligent flight options, a mechanical gimbal, and a high-performance camera.
- Osmo Mobile 2 SAVE $200 – the best 3-axis intelligent Smartphone around just got better with this deal, and you can put your savings toward an Osmo Mobile Base…for just $10!
Our favorite way to search for deals on Amazon is to search using specific % off markdown parameters. An example would be to search for all DJI Mavic Air products marked down 50% or more. This is one of our favorite Amazon hacks because we can use it for everything, not just drone deals. Here’s how to do it: search for your whatever specific item, brand or category you are interested in and then add the following string to the end of the resulting URL in the address and hit enter:
&pct-off=90-
The string above will list only products in your search criteria that are 90% off or more. If you want to find deals that are 50% off or more, just change the 90 to 50 before adding it to the Amazon URL. It’s an amazing way to find Amazon deals with the least amount of effort.
If we do a search for any of DJI’s drones, we can add a whole range of ‘percent off’ variables to find amazing deals on the drones and the accessories that go along with them. And while you’re unlikely to find extreme deals on newer DJI drones, you’ll be surprised by how many accessories (like ND Filters, spare batteries and more) you can find on sale.
Mavic Pro/Platinum: 90% – 80% – 70% – 60% – 50% – 40% – 30% – 20% – 10%
Mavic 2: 90% – 80% – 70% – 60% – 50% – 40% – 30% – 20% – 10%
Mavic Air: 90% – 80% – 70% – 60% – 50% – 40% – 30% – 20% – 10%
Spark: 90% – 80% – 70% – 60% – 50% – 40% – 30% – 20% – 10%
Inspire 2: 90% – 80% – 70% – 60% – 50% – 40% – 30% – 20% – 10%
Inspire 1: 90% – 80% – 70% – 60% – 50% – 40% – 30% – 20% – 10%
Osmo Mobile: 90% – 80% – 70% – 60% – 50% – 40% – 30% – 20% – 10%
Osmo Mobile 2: 90% – 80% – 70% – 60% – 50% – 40% – 30% – 20% – 10%
This is also a great hack to find deals on DJI competitors like the PARROT Anafi. Yes, DJI dominates the drone biz, but it doesn’t mean being popular makes your products the best. The PARROT Anafi is a phenomenal 4K drone that does everything most users could ever need it for aerial photography and video.
B&H Photo Video is one of our favorite online retailers. They have great prices, amazing customer service and free shipping on most purchases over $99.
But they also have a Deal Zone that let’s you search by Brand. So you can quickly find the deals on all of the products you’re looking for. Just click on the Deal Zone link here, and then filter by whatever brand you’re looking for. The deals change frequently (even daily) so check back frequently for the best deal.
For a limited time during the holidays, B&H has a Mega Deal Zone as well.
TIP: B&H Photo often has better markdowns on products than the Drone companies websites. These deals usually start sooner, and last longer too.
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We’re not always a fan of the checkout experience with Best Buy’s online store, but sometimes the deals are too good to pass up. We set up a search link that lists all of the drones at Best Buy that are on sale. We’ll leave it up to you to seach by Brand (if you want) to narrow it down even further.
The cool thing about Best Buy’s search features is that, like Amazon, you can even search by the % OFF amount as well.
These aren’t the only ways to find great online deals on drones and accessories. Our readers are always emailing us with tips. Feel free to share you favorite online price-hacks in the comments below.
