Buying a mattress online without trying it first feels like a risk. That is the honest truth — and it is exactly the problem a 100-night trial is designed to solve.
Instead of 10 minutes lying on a showroom floor while a salesperson hovers nearby, you get 100 nights of real sleep. In your own home, in your own routine, with your own body.
If it works, you keep it. If it does not, you return it.
That is the idea. Here is how it actually plays out.
What is a 100-night mattress trial?
A 100-night mattress trial gives you the right to sleep on a new mattress at home for up to 100 nights before committing to it fully. If at any point during that window you decide it is not right for you, you can return it for a refund.
The logic is simple: you cannot properly evaluate a mattress in a showroom. Your body is not asleep, you are not in your usual position, and you have maybe five minutes before it feels awkward to keep lying there. A trial period shifts the testing to the only environment that actually matters — your bedroom, over time.
Why it takes longer than you think to adjust
Most people do not realise how long the body takes to adapt to a new sleep surface.
Your spine, muscles, and pressure points have all calibrated to your old mattress — even if that mattress was not supporting you well. When you switch, everything recalibrates. The first one to two weeks can feel unfamiliar. You might notice slight stiffness, different pressure points, or changes in how quickly you fall asleep.
This is not the mattress failing. It is your body adjusting.
Which is exactly why a trial that gives you weeks — not minutes — is the only way to make a properly informed decision.
What to expect across the 100 nights
Weeks 1 to 2: the adjustment phase
Your body is recalibrating to a new surface and sleep position support. Some stiffness or unfamiliarity here is normal and expected. Do not draw conclusions yet.
Weeks 3 to 8: the real test
This is when you start to feel the actual difference. Better spinal alignment, fewer disruptions during the night, more consistent sleep quality. This phase is what tells you whether the mattress genuinely works for you.
Weeks 9 to 14: the decision window
By this point you have slept on it through different phases — busy weeks, tired nights, the full range of how your body actually uses a mattress. You know. And if the answer is no, you still have time to return it.
What a proper trial should include
Not all mattress trials are equal. Before you buy, check for these:
- A minimum of 90 to 100 nights — anything shorter does not give you enough time to move past the adjustment phase.
- Collection from your home — you should not have to arrange or pay for returns logistics yourself.
- A full refund — not store credit, not a partial refund.
- Clear return terms — if the policy is vague, that is usually intentional.
If any of these are missing or unclear, the trial is not genuinely risk-free.
How Sloom's 100-night trial works
Sloom's trial is built around one idea: remove the pressure from the decision entirely.
Delivered to your door
No showroom visit required. The mattress arrives at your home, ready to sleep on.
100 nights of real sleep
You test it the only way that counts — in your own environment, over time. Not in a shop, not under pressure.
Adjust before you decide
Because Sloom's mattress uses modular layers, you can change the firmness during the trial itself. If something feels off, you adjust the configuration before concluding that the mattress is wrong. Sometimes it is not the mattress — it is just the setup.
This is a meaningful difference from standard trials, where your only option is to keep it or return it.
Easy returns if it is not right
If after a genuine trial the mattress is not working for you, Sloom collects it and issues a full refund. No drawn-out process.
Is a 100-night trial actually worth it?
Yes — if the trial is structured properly.
The biggest risk in buying a mattress is ending up with the wrong one and being stuck with it. A proper 100-night trial eliminates that risk. It also gives you something a showroom never can: the time and context to actually know.
For most people, that confidence alone is worth more than the mattress itself.
The bottom line
A mattress is something you use every single night. It affects your sleep, your recovery, and how you feel throughout the day. Rushing that decision has real consequences.
A 100-night trial gives you the space to get it right — not by guessing, but by actually sleeping on it until you know.
Free delivery across South Africa. Easy returns. No pressure.