I wash new clothes by themselves for the first time for this reason, it's a good enough solution.

I once had jeans with buttons and first I thought it was terrible, but after 2-3 uses I got used to it, so it's not a big deal I guess.

And about quality there is a youtube channel where they cut shoes in half and rate the quality of the build, and based on the couple of shoes I've checked out, the price and brand rarely correlates with good quality.

As with everything else, when buying expensive longterm items (like a leather boot), it is worth doing some research into which option is the best.