When I go to have tires mounted at Tire Kingdom, they tell me that they will do a 'free' 25 point inspection.
I demand that they only install the tires, no top off of any fluids or any preventive maintenance.
Our local tire franchise doesn't ask you about checking brakes, front end parts, or anything else they can upsell you, they just do it, then report the bad news. They told me my van that has king pins needed ball joints. Then told me because they could see rivits on the rear brake shoes that they were worn out. I politely told the tech that my van had king pins not ball joints, and that the rear brakes were rivited and not bonded and had hardly any wear at all. At that point I suggested he put the tires on, not touch the alignment, which was part of the job, and try his little tricks on someone else. They ended up damaging 2 center caps, which cost them a new set of 4. I'll never go back there.
I took the van a local guy that does alignments, and said do me a favor and check the front end out before you align it, something they do automatically. He told me the front end was like new, I told him what the tire shop told me I needed ball joints, we both had a good laugh. I wonder how many people are ripped off a day at these places.