This cigarette packet could be the most expensive of a lifetime for a couple from Bavaria.
Both should pay a total of 1000 euros together - mind you, not for the pack itself, but for the late evening trip to the cigarette machine.
Only for this, explained the couple, would they have left the house again.
In the Free State, there has been a night curfew between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. since last week.
Anyone who moves outside must have a valid reason for it.
According to the local authorities, giving in to nicotine addiction is not one of them.
And so passing police officers unceremoniously imposed a fine on the couple.
Anyone who violates the Corona requirements must expect high fines - this also applies to Christmas.
Many federal states have loosened the restrictions on the time of the holidays a little.
In many places, private get-togethers with more than five people are allowed at short notice.
In some cases, breaches of the rules are still severely sanctioned.