How about unscrewing the current buttons, cutting new holes in the strap that only just fit over the button from the 'wrong way' and screwing the buttons back again. If you don't want to cut more holes in your strap, simply find some washers that are big enough to fit over the buttons the 'wrong way' but are small enough to not pop off the button the other side. Then put your strap on and screw the buttons back on.
These methods mean that you can't take the strap off easily - but I am a "one strap one guitar" man. By that I don't mean I have only one guitar (I have lots), but I have a single strap dedicated to each of my guitars.
Alternatives include putting the strap on the buttons while they are still on the guitar and then securing them with rubber washers. I don't know if they sell it where you are, but in the UK we can buy Grolsch lager in bottles that have a handy red rubber washer just the right size (well, you have to stretch it a bit to get it on - but that makes it more secure). Of course, in the UK, this option costs almost as much as buying strap locks, but it is more fun to drink lager than to play with screwdrivers.
If you do go for straplocks, your next post will be "the strap lock screw is a different size".
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