You obviously haven't bought many different spoons, and price is irrelevant. I can buy a well-made spoon from the Salvation Army store for less than a spoon made from pressed sheet metal available at a retail store.

1. Best doesn't always mean more expensive

2. That's not entirely true. Depending on the material and design some are very, very hard to bend

3. I have a t-shirt I bought in 2006 that is still going strong :)