Today I not only went to Lidl and the post office, I also took the glass to recycling, and went to the local big DIY store and the charity shop.
In Stuttgart the nearest DIY store was several hilly kilometres away so I rarely went and when I did it was in the same spirit of an arctic expedition: organising supply dumps, food rations, and leaving coordinates with relatives. Here it's just through the village and over the river.
From the charity shop I now have a second mug in case someone comes to visit, and a total of three very nearly identical plates, which cost me almost 4€ in total, but I think a bit of extravagance is acceptable.
The organisation running the shop is there to help get long-term unemployed people back into work. They also run a furniture restoring workshop, bike shop, art gallery, cafe and for some reason a crazy golf course.
I wonder if they have vacancies for an occupational therapist?