A few years ago, we bought a couple of Cutco knives.  Our daughter was selling them at the time and we really felt like we should buy some.

The knives were sharp and expensive but there was nothing special about them.  Plus, they never needed to be sharpened.  But when they did need to be sharpened, a Cutco representative would do it for free.

While the sharpening was free, you had to sit through another sales presentation.  And, unless you were very strong willed, you ended up buying another knife just to get rid of the sales person. (no longer my daughter.)

In our particular case, we ended up buy a cheese knife that we would never let just anyone use for fear of injury.

But, I am glad to say that our Cutco days are behind us.  I have found a new knife manufacturer that I absolutely love.  They are made by Shun.

Hello Shun, good bye Cutco.