If your dad has a youthful, maverick bent and likes things chunky, funky, and just a little bit dangerous, El Kartel (121A–1025 Robson Street) carries something you're definitely not going to find anywhere else in town. Whenever he's in Mexico, the owner picks up a selection of scorpion belt buckles ($49): real scorpions embedded in Plexiglas with abalone trim. This is for the man who wants to get in touch with his inner Tarantino.