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Hello, how are you? Yours is a rhetorical question. By now you will know in advance my answer: things happen by themselves, whatever our minds desire or fear. Any emotional reaction of the mind is a waste of psychophysical energy. One must accept, embrace what happens, without anticipating events. Basically, concentrate on doing other things, meanwhile the package will come.

I'll have to inform the shop so they can complain at DHL though. DHL packets have insurance up to 500 Euro, so if it doesn't arrive a complaint is needed (rather than accepting and embracing).
Ordered something else today as well… waiting again.

So you already had your answer ready, which I would call normal, in accordance with civilized and customary living. So my advice was unnecessary. But from my "abnormal" point of view, to add to it, I tell you: "a loss is gain, a gain is loss". Nothing like a little shock to awaken from the daily torpor and numbness.

You make it sound so easy…
Serious question: Would you simply say: "Okay, I lost 200€, I'll order the same stuff again."

If you wanted a "normal" answer, you should have asked someone else more "normal" than me for advice. That of losing a package almost always is an unfounded, anxious, hysterical fear. With that courier it seems very unlikely. If it were me, I would wait confidently and optimistically; only after the maximum deadline has passed, I would contact the store.

I hope we will return to a more orderly way of things, so this will never happen to you again.

@Nikokaro "Normal" answers are boring. Yours are so much more interesting.
For the most DHL parcels are overnight, rarely two days. More than a week is certainly an alarming deviation.

@Creamu Return to more orderly way of things? That was a good joke! I don't believe in Santa Claus...

Santa Claus would do a better job than the clowns at DHL and he isn't even real.