DJI is now giving a free remote control with the purchase of a Spark @ $399.00 USD!

https://m.dji.com/product/spark?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=facebook-ec&utm_campaign=USCA-Spark-Free-RC

So you buy the Spark and get a $100 plus remote controller free...you buy the more combo and get a $2.95 SD card???

Thanks for the tip!

Hmm. I don't see it in the Dutch store.

Rustic17 Posted at 2018-2-23 11:09
So you buy the Spark and get a $100 plus remote controller free...you buy the more combo and get a $2.95 SD card???

Yah, I didn't see much incentive there either for the fly more combo.

I'd just buy the Spark, get the free RC and then buy the Portable Charger, it comes with two batteries!

And then add the rest of the accessories you want, might come out about the same price and you get more stuff!

Rustic17 Posted at 2018-2-23 11:09
So you buy the Spark and get a $100 plus remote controller free...you buy the more combo and get a $2.95 SD card???

I caught that too.  Sales of the basic Spark must be hurting.  Either they sell crap ton of Fly More Combo or sales of the Spark has slowed down since the Mavic Air

I am literally kicking myself right now because I bought the Spark by itself, and then bought the remote separately in December. Thanks, DJI

Tf so they are giving a $150 for free? So did everyone that buy the combo got ripped off? And now they bring down the combo price by $300? Is DJI abandoning the Spark? Are they just getting rid of the leftovers?

Rodador Posted at 2018-2-23 11:26
Yah, I didn't see much incentive there either for the fly more combo.

I'd just buy the Spark, get the free RC and then buy the Portable Charger, it comes with two batteries!

Yes, I also think buying the spark, get the free remote and get the portable charger pack with 2 extra batteries is a good deal.

But as they are doing this promotion. I am also thinking the the Spark 2 may come really soon. So that's another consideration...

Argh.  Oh well, I will just order my remote as if this hadn't happened.  

drewhoover Posted at 2018-2-23 14:34
I am literally kicking myself right now because I bought the Spark by itself, and then bought the remote separately in December. Thanks, DJI

Unfortunately that's how things go in the tech world.

I posted this in hopes of helping someone else avoid buyers remorse.

As for why? I have no idea but all the guesses so far seem likely .

Happy Landings!

Yea when they introduced Mavic Air (Spark 2) they basically killed the Spark.

Grmachine Posted at 2018-2-23 18:38
Yea when they introduced Mavic Air (Spark 2) they basically killed the Spark.

The Mavic Air killed the Spark in the way the Inspire killed the Mavic Pro.  

Actually I think the more capable Mavic Air killed the Mavic Pro since it is $20 or so dollars cheaper and is better.  The Air also better than the Spark and but way more expensive than the Spark.

Rustic17 Posted at 2018-2-23 11:09
So you buy the Spark and get a $100 plus remote controller free...you buy the more combo and get a $2.95 SD card???

LOL at least you get *something*

The promotion might last for a while, thank you for your support.

I don't think the Mavic Air killed the Spark, nor do I believe that the Spark is dead.   And yes,  I do believe the Mavic Air is really a "Spark 2"  or "Spark Advanced"  or "Spark Pro".

I don't believe that everyone needs/wants the capabilities of the Mavic Air -- especially considering the extra money.  That was certainly my case -- and I'm not new to the drone scene.  I've been flying my P3S for 2+ years.   I just believed that the Spark capabilities fit better into the scenarios that i usually fly.    However, if the Mavic Air had been the same money as the Spark -- I would have considered it.  At a couple hundred dollars more -- it wasn't even that much of a decision for me to pick the Spark.

I believe that DJI will continue to position the Spark as the entry level point for their line of advance drones.   After all,  look at how long they kept the P3 Standard (or SE) in production.  Long after P4s and Mavic Pros came out.

Sid

DJI did reduce the cost of the Fly More Combo by $50 -- They are now showing it at $549 in the USA -- with the free 16GB microSD card.

Sid

Rustic17 Posted at 2018-2-23 11:09
So you buy the Spark and get a $100 plus remote controller free...you buy the more combo and get a $2.95 SD card???

The Remote is around $150 the SD card how does this make any sense?

How do you get the controller?  If you add it to your cart, it adds $149.  If you leave it out and just add the spark, it doesn't add a controller to the order?  Am I missing something?

BDIs01 Posted at 2018-3-2 14:55
How do you get the controller?  If you add it to your cart, it adds $149.  If you leave it out and just add the spark, it doesn't add a controller to the order?  Am I missing something?

The remote Controller will automatically be added in when you buy a spark. You do not need to add it separately.

If this is the case then it paves the way for DJI to release Spark 2 for the same entry level price of the first Spark, or $499 alone and $699 for the Fly More Combo?

Does anybody know if the free Remote Controller with Spark is something temporary or permanent?

My local DJI Store told me that the price drop is because they sell way more combos than the Spark itself.
Now they need to empty the “single-Spark” stock.

Good deal!