What ever happend to standard sizing?

What happens when the last known pair of the most adorbs shoes arrives and it's nearly 1/2 a size too small? An emergency trip to the shoe doctor! I have been having very bad luck lately with my footwear:

 Tear. Far too pretty to send back, the toe bed needs to be expanded.

the LAST pair as seen on KimK and NickyH, my instep does not share our mutual love

I hope these fit disasters are only limited to shoes as I have a "final" sale pair of fabulosity trousers arriving tomorrow and if they don't fit, I am seriously going to be the naked girl in the Bluefly commercials...New Yorkers beware!