Evelina…this tech/mechanic/inspector is either a liar or blind or stupid.
He pushed down on the vehicle and it did not come back up. Hogwash!!! The strut/shock controls the bounce, it does not hold the vehicle up or support the vehicle. When he pushed down and let go the vehicle came back up because the spring rebounded or pushed the vehicle back up. AND, with a strut the old push and watch it bounce test simply does not work, the car will not bounce as if it had shocks.
“when checking the shock absorbers the vehicle continues free rocking motion greater than three cycles after release”…notice it says shocks, struts are a different design therefore act different. I had a car with 281,000 miles on it and when I pushed on car it went doen and came back up and did not bounce. It’s an old way of thinking.
Gomer got into your wallet and he probably only helped himself. You did not state how many miles your car had so you might notice a better ride quality but was it worth the price? Only you can answer that.