The red stamp of the priority letter, which makes it possible to freed a fold for theoretically distribution the next day (at D + 1), will give way to a new hybrid formula, called “e-letter red”.
Le Monde with AFP
La Poste announced Thursday July 21 the overhaul of its postage offer at 1 er January 2023, with in particular the disappearance of the red stamp which promised a routing in one day, while the volumes letters have been collapsed for years. Concretely, the emblematic red stamp of the “priority letter”, which makes it possible to freed a fold for theoretically distribution the next day (at D + 1), will give way to a new hybrid formula, called “e-letter red” .
You will have to send a document, up to three sheets, before 8 p.m. to the laposte.fr site or from a post office, on an automaton or with the help of an advisor. The document will be printed near the recipient, put under envelope and distributed the next day. “In all confidentiality”, assured the boss of the post-lodge service branch of La Poste, Philippe Dorge.
This e-letter service will cost 1.49 euros, against 1.43 euros for the current red stamp. It would be a world premiere, according to La Poste, which has seen the volumes of traditional mail for several years. “The volumes of J + 1 have been divided by 14 since 2008”, with currently 300,000 shipments out of the 7 billion folds sent in the year by post, explains Mr. Dorge. Which starts to cost dearly and weigh on the environment since the group uses less and less filled planes, trucks and vans. >
The letters transported with a green stamp, the most used for everyday shipments, will be distributed in three days instead of two today. Their price will remain unchanged, at 1.16 euros for shipments up to 20 grams. This stamp will also be offered next year in a digital form, with an alphanumeric code of eight characters, sold online at the same price, that it will be enough to copy on the envelope. “Customers have other expectations today,” said Philippe Dorge, whose services interviewed 22,000 customers. “There is less need for speed.”
For the most important shipments requiring traceability, La Poste will offer a “Turquoise Plus letter” distributed to D + 2, with monitoring notifications and lump sum compensation in the event of significant delay. It will be offered from 2.95 euros, depending on the weight.
As for shipments abroad, an international letter up to 20 grams will cost 1.80 euros (+ 9 %). The prices of classic postal packages sent to France (Colissimo) will increase in parallel by 2.4 % to 1 er January, but the pack of less than 250 grams will remain at the same price of 4.95 euros. “The impact of the new pricing of the letter on the household budget will be low, even zero, given the drop in mail consumption,” said the public group.