Too small running shoes

I'm extremely disappointed in my NB 860 V5 shoes I purchased in the beginning of this year. I'm a beginner runner and went to the Canal Walk store for advice and had my foot assessed and fitted. I wanted no other shoes because I thought NB was the best. To my great disappointment, and after struggling with too tight shoes, numb feet, sore toes - I was told by more experienced runners that the shoes are too small! <br> <br> As a newbie, I had no way to know to take one size bigger than my normal day to day shoes. What's the point of the girl in the store making me run on treadmills to check pronation, and measure my feet and all that ****, if she gave me the wrong ones anyway. <br> <br> All this time I thought I was a no-good runner, when I just had bad shoes because of the advice the shop assistant gave me.<br> <br> I wont buy another pair of NB shoes, I've been put off them for good. I'll rather spend my hard earned money on a pair of Adidas or something. In case no one noticed, running shoes don't come cheap!<br>