Check the tie-rod play yourself or have it re-checked at a reputable shop you can trust.
Don't mistake wheel bearing play for tie rod play; use a pry bar to check.
Many alignment shops routinely say there's 'too much play in the front end' so they can sell you expensive front-end work. This is especially common where you have an older car with high milage and no recent front-end work has been performed.
I've been in this situation in the past and I always asked the mechanic/service writer to show me the 'play' and either it obviously wasn't there (despite the mechanics' claims to the contrary) or they wouldn't let me on the shop floor for 'insurance reasons' and acted offended that I questioned them. Too bad. When that occurs, I say: See ya!
So should you.
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