I've received shoes in my regular size from two different stores recently that are the right length and width, but don't fit because there's extra room between the top of my foot and the upper of the shoe. My feet haven't changed...I'm thinking manufacturers are gravitating to accommodating the "high volume" foot.

Obviously ordering another size won't help. I'm wondering about having a shoe repair person cut them down for me. Have you ever done this? Did it work? Did it cost an arm and a leg?

Urgent because I'm leaving down and need to return these if they're hopeless.