Jake Paul pays his barber with something even more memorable than cash

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Who needs money when you’ve got a Rolex watch?

Internet personality and amateur boxer Jake Paul, a Cleveland native, didn’t have cash on hand when he had to pay his barber for a haircut on Wednesday. Paul’s barber, who goes by “JB Always Fresh” on Instagram, flew in from Canada to give Paul an exclusive fresh cut.

Instead of paying his barber with cash, Paul gifted him with a brand new Oyster Perpetual Rolex watch.

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Paul gifted the watch, worth at least $5,000 in retail value, in brand new packaging for his barber. He was starstruck and in disbelief when Paul gave him the watch, even though Paul was being serious.

“Yo, oh my God. You don’t know how much this actually really means to me bro,” the barber said to Paul. “I’ve met over like a thousand millionaires in my whole lifetime, I’ve met a bunch of other influencers, creators. Dude, this is like some real, genuine stuff.”

Paul got the haircut ahead of his boxing match with former UFC star Nate Diaz at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on Aug. 5. The 26-year-old Paul is set to go head-to-head with the 38-year-old Diaz.

If Paul comes out on top next week, maybe his barber will get more than just a Rolex watch.

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