Robin Lee at Lee Valley
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I saw this today.  Rob is a class act and I wish LV well as they navigate through this tariff forest.  I still can't make any sense of why in the world Canada is now deemed to be an adversary of the US.  I'll continue to support LV with my business, happily.

 

We live in interesting times.
No doubt you are aware of some of the recent changes in global duty rates. Some changed as recently as today and are probably subject to future changes as well.
With an integrated North American supply chain, we stock and receive goods in both Canada and the USA and may ship from whichever location gets your goods to you the fastest.
Today, the trade climate makes it virtually impossible to determine the real current or future delivered costs of many goods. Prices are unstable and will apparently remain so for some time.
You can be confident that we will continuously work in your interest to keep all costs as low as possible. This may mean some products will become unavailable in the short term, as we do not want to “lock in” high duty rates. At the same time, every business will have to pass on costs as they incur them, and orders placed months ago under different conditions are arriving now. In addition to duty changes, we are receiving significant vendor price increases every day.
It seems that not that long ago we were able to print prices in a catalog and hold them for a full year; today, they age out before the press stops running.
No matter what the future brings, rest assured we always have your interests in mind. Keep hanging in there – the ride has to come to an end sometime!
Cheers,
Robin Lee
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#12
I agree 100% with this. Rob and LV are class acts all the way.
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#13
I have been a fan of Rob Lee and his company for many years. That will not change.
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(04-11-2025, 05:22 AM)enjuneer Wrote: I have been a fan of Rob Lee and his company for many years. That will not change.
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Rich,

Thanks for sharing that. You beat me to it.

My ongoing deep respect and appreciation for Rob Lee and for the company that he leads.

Ivan
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Count me in as another fan, for sure. Great company, great people.
Mark Singleton

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"I saw this today.  Rob is a class act and I wish LV well as they navigate through this tariff forest.  I still can't make any sense of why in the world Canada is now deemed to be an adversary of the US.  I'll continue to support LV with my business, happily."

I live in a border state with Canada and haven't heard anyone lately refer to Canada (or Canadians) as the "adversary." We ran a $63 billion trade deficit with Canada last year. I would think this is an attempt at rebalancing trade relations. My guess is that after some negotiations, eventually this too will pass and things between our two countries will return to normal. 

As for Rob Lee and Lee Valley they are the gold standard IMO. I've had at least one personal interaction with him where he went "above and beyond" what is normally expected. "People buy from people they like" - it never changes. Rob gets it.

Doug
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(04-17-2025, 06:33 PM)Tapper Wrote: I live in a border state with Canada and haven't heard anyone lately refer to Canada (or Canadians) as the "adversary." 
Doug

I wouldn't think you'd find anyone who would say that.  Apparently, its only the federal government in the US.
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(04-18-2025, 02:38 PM)Admiral Wrote: I wouldn't think you'd find anyone who would say that.  Apparently, its only the federal government in the US.

I can certainly understand how you would get that impression watching CNN and MSNBC. Fox News and Newsmax, not so much.

Doug
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(04-18-2025, 10:45 PM)Tapper Wrote: I can certainly understand how you would get that impression watching CNN and MSNBC. Fox News and Newsmax, not so much.

Doug

I'm not about to get into any political debate with you, so believe what you want and who you wish to believe in.  My belief is that Canada is a valued friend and long term ally and as a nation we are treating them badly and impacting fine companies like LV for no good reason.  That's it.  

That's the last thing I will post about this.
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