i would avoid the Big L or the swanky HD and just go find a locksmith. Independant locksmiths would realy appreciate the business more so than the big stores will. What I like about small businesses, more than likkely you will be dealing with the owner him/herself. To see the sincerity on their faces that they are glad you purchased from them is worth the amount of change i spent there...and more so
So you might be able to go back to the orange roof or the blue one and just tell them all you want is to open the door.
I asked about that - as a temporary fix - HD said that Ford has a patent on the keys and will sell to only authorized Ford Dealers. They don't even make a blank for just unlocking doors. I went to AutoZone last night to get new blades; they told me the same thing.
Did you try E-bay?You'd still have to have it programmed, but you could save some scratch on the actual key itself. Not sure that solves your problem...I did a quick search and several are available with instructions on how to proceed once you get the blank.