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Marketplace · Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Jewelry Brand 'Human's Before Handles' Adapts to Consumer Spending Shifts

Ashley Sims, owner of the jewelry brand Human's Before Handles, noted a decrease in online sales but strong performance at in-person events. She is focusing on back-to-school pop-up shops and maintaining an "everything under $50" motto as consumers become more budget-conscious.

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We have and we've done our best to stick to our motto which is everything under $50.
Ashley Sims
Sims says online sales are down but in person events are performing well.
Kristen Schwab
People are making a lot more conscious buys. So people are stretching their dollars right now.
Ashley Sims
Heard on Marketplace — “Gas prices are headed back up, published Wednesday, July 8, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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