Traktori Lug Sole Mary Jane

So, besides one moderate issue, i love these shoes. The issue is that the eyelets on the buckle strap are immediately stripped of their paint upon first use. The appeal with these is that they are monochrome black — no silver or gold hardware — But now silver peaks through in messy scratch marks. I guess I’ll color the eyelets with a black sharpie to fill in the scratches since there’s no avoiding this? It just doesn’t feel like i should have to do that at this price point.