I'm sorry to hear about the guy in the previous review having the issue with the fingerprint request, as I would be very upset about that also. That is definitely WAY too big brother, and not in keeping with our Texan values. However a request to provide a valid Driver's License in conjunction with a credit card purchase is always responded to by me with a "thank you for asking", as I have experienced credit card fraud before and it is a horrendous experience.
That being said, I've shopped at Cattleman's for 20 years and never experienced that ... including as recently as this 2016 Christmas season. I'm saddened to hear that one of our visitors from out of State left with a bad impression of our town and Cattleman's. I don't know what prompted them to do that, maybe the customer being from out of State, but I agree that fingerprints are a really bad approach in this case and I hope that practice has been discontinued. I've never had that happen to me, but I'm sorry it did to them.
Beyond that dust up, Cattleman's is an AWESOME family owned store, with great merchandise and wonderful and truly kind and caring employees. They are an absolute cherished gem in Alvin, being one of the few generations-long held merchants remaining in Alvin, besides our beloved Stanton's, that still has the old world "ma & pa" atmosphere remaining with the great values of really good service and "can't find it anywhere else" merchandise. I've purchased every one of my best and favorite boots from Cattleman's and I have an extremely odd boot size of 9 1/2 Narrow. They have the best of the best, and many TRULY unique pairs of boots, especially those with "riding heels" that seem to be getting harder to find at the BIG boot stores like Cavender's and such.
So, I hope that Cattleman's has abandoned this practice AND I hope that anyone reading these reviews knows that Cattleman's is a treasure from days gone past and takes the time to experience this awesome merchant. Cattleman's ROCKS!!!! read more