I can't, and won't, afford that! ... And you shouldn't either

I went to a nursery today hoping that they would have, ideally both, either 'Abraham Darby' or ' Midnight Blue'. They didn't have either one. They did have roses. One of the roses they did have cost $40.
Who can afford that?! And even if you can why would you?
There are lots of good roses out there for a lot less.  Here is one that I got for $15.

So what can one do to get cheaper roses? There is mail order nurseries. If you are looking for just one rose I would recommend using a mail order nursery that is close to you. A couple of benefits of using mail order roses are supporting small businesses, the owners are going to have a greater emphasis on making sure that they supply the correct and disease free varieties. A couple of down sides are the shipping cost and potential laws restricting where they can be shipped.
 A good website that you can search for roses and nuseries that carry them is Help Me Find. Some mail order nurseries are A Reverence For Roses, Burlington Roses,  Antique Rose Emporium,and Rogue Valley Roses. I do custom rooting, along with having some available roses as well. I can be contacted at allforroses1@gmail.com

Help Me Find:
www.helpmefind.com/roses
Rogue Valley Roses in Oregon:
  www.roguevalleyroses.com
Antique Rose Emporium in Texas:
www.weareroses.com
A Reverence For Roses in Florida:
www.areverenceforroses.com
Burlington Roses in California:
www.burlingtonroses.com