Word of Caution in buying accessories for your Mavic Pro
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fjerina
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I am a proud owner of a Mavic Pro and enjoy flying it and recording flight videos.  I have purchased a few accessories for it already (mainly from Amazon Prime).  I unfortunately ordered a set of camera filters from freewellgear.com.  I did not realize when you order from them that the order comes from China.  It has been 6 days since I placed the order and it is still in China waiting for a cargo plane to the states.  I probably will not receive my order for several more days.  I am anxious to get these camera filters but will have to be a little more patient in receiving them.  I should have ordered them from Amazon Prime in which I could have had them in 2 days.  Leasons learned.
2017-5-16
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Drone Cowboy
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I had ordered a bag to carry mavic stuff, charge cable, charge hub, mini I Pad, etc. Nice bag it also came from china.  Took pretty close to five to six weeks to get the bag. I am glad I got it, the bag really works well and it is nice. I hope the filters are worth the wait for you as well.
2017-5-16
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fjerina
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Drone Cowboy Posted at 2017-5-16 05:40
I had ordered a bag to carry mavic stuff, charge cable, charge hub, mini I Pad, etc. Nice bag it also came from china.  Took pretty close to five to six weeks to get the bag. I am glad I got it, the bag really works well and it is nice. I hope the filters are worth the wait for you as well.

Seeing my shipment is currently with the following status I hope that my shipment will come via air and NOT a slow boat from China.

2017-05-14 04:16Shipment loaded at 【Hong Kong Tsing Yi Distribution Center】, send to 【Los Angels Gateway】
2017-5-16
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fjerina
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I just got a notice from UPS that my parcel from freewellgear will be delivered tomorrow.  So, that will be 12 days it will have taken to receive my parcel after placing the order.  Advice to fellow Mavic Pro owners, if you are not in a rush to get your order then feel free to order from freewellgear.com (likely shipped from China) but I think I would rather get my order in two days from Amazon Prime.  I will make a final post to let you all know if my order arrived in good shape.
2017-5-21
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PizzaFiend
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I purchased ND filters directly from the DJI Store only to discover that they set up the shipment through FedEx to require an adult signature for delivery. Had I been aware of this at the time of order, I'd've used my work address for delivery. I was unable to change the address or, as I'd done for similar situations, leave a signed note on my door for FedEx to leave it at my door or other location. After two failed delivery attempts and  much back and forth with DJI Support and FedEx, I was able to collect the package at the local FedEx location before it was returned to DJI as undeliverable. Lesson learned.
2017-5-21
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fjerina
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fjerina Posted at 2017-5-21 06:23
I just got a notice from UPS that my parcel from freewellgear will be delivered tomorrow.  So, that will be 12 days it will have taken to receive my parcel after placing the order.  Advice to fellow Mavic Pro owners, if you are not in a rush to get your order then feel free to order from freewellgear.com (likely shipped from China) but I think I would rather get my order in two days from Amazon Prime.  I will make a final post to let you all know if my order arrived in good shape.

I finally got my parcel from Freewellgear 12 days after placing the order.  The order arrived in good shape, nothing broken.  Bottom line, if you are not in a rush then ordering from Freewellgear may be your thing but for me if I can get it in two days (from Amazon Prime) I think I would opt for that.
2017-5-23
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Safari
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When i order from China I count in a 3 to 4 weeks delivery time and i its ok for me with all the savings i get.
2017-5-23
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R&L Aerial
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When you buy from any company in China you may save a ton of money but don't do it if you need your items soon. Anything I order from China takes at least 4 weeks.
2017-5-23
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DocAraxá
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Dear Pilots,

For me, a package coming  from Chine lasts, at least, two months to arrive.
Cheers.
2017-6-26
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