2 ways to look at it, you're a dead man, or you use the knives like I do to splice wire and cut open boxes and they are thrashed LOL Id be concerned if she doesnt cook much. My wife bought something like this and threw out my $99 bed bath and beyond set
LINK or I think my step mom spent 1/2 my fathers fortune on some cutco
link knives. My wife went to cooking school when she was like 19 for baking, I dont see how you need a $300 knife to make a croissant.