Cat Mail Co. parcel types wiki — standard, fragile, heavy, magic, and returned packages.
Fragile, heavy, and standard parcels in **Cat Mail Co..
This Cat Mail Co. packages hub lists parcel categories confirmed on Steam and verified early play. Use it as a quick reference when the scanner, scale, or moonlight disagrees with a plain-looking box.
Every type shares the same core pipeline — weigh, label, stamp, sort — but fragile, heavy, magic, and returned mail add rules that standard parcels skip.
Cat Mail Co. discovers story through parcels and letters; type labels are mechanics, not spoilers.
Bookmark this hub when processing mixed boat batches — type tables are faster than re-reading the full package handling guide mid-shift.
The table below maps Cat Mail Co. package types to handling notes. Cross-link to package handling for scale bands and F-key stamp mode.
| Type | Handling note |
|---|---|
| Standard | Default incoming and outgoing parcels. |
| Fragile | Cannot be stacked under other packages. |
| Heavy | Cannot have other packages placed on top. |
| Magic | Revealed at night under moonlight. |
| Returned | Mis-sorted parcels come back damaged. |
Standard parcels are the bulk of incoming boat mail in Cat Mail Co.. Weigh, match color band stamp count, label for Cat Island or Port Windy, shelve or load.
Fragile parcels cannot have anything stacked on top — in storage or the boat. Run through the scanner conveyor if the box looks innocent but feels light and rattles.
Heavy parcels crush mail placed above them. Keep them at stack bottom. Heavy does not mean "needs fragile sticker" — it means "nothing on top."
Magic parcels reveal true properties under moonlight. Process in the night-review queue before outgoing boat day. See night mechanics.
Returned parcels are failed deliveries — wrong destination, bad postage, or crush damage. Re-weigh, re-label, re-stamp, and fix stack order before reship.
| Type | Scale | Scanner | Night | Ship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | Required | Optional | Optional | After stamp + label |
| Fragile | Required | Recommended | If magic suspected | Top of stack only |
| Heavy | Required | Recommended | If magic suspected | Bottom of stack only |
| Magic | Required | Yes | Required | After moonlight audit |
| Returned | Re-required | Yes | If flagged | After repair workflow |
Some Cat Mail Co. parcels carry letters that advance the story of the vanished postman and Cat Island residents. Inspect when prompted — lore is optional to read but helps prioritize urgent deliveries.
Recipient names on clue cards (e.g. Quicknap) often match story parcels shelved as standard until you search by sticker or ribbon.
No type field replaces reading customer clues at the bell. Types are physics and routing; clues are people.
Returns are a type and a lesson. They enter Cat Mail Co. as damaged boxes requiring reprocessing — wasted stamps, labels, and boat time.
Prevent returns with the scanner, captain manifest checks, scale color bands, and fragile/heavy stack discipline.
Track achievement progress tied to clean deliveries on the achievements page.
Isolate returns physically on shelves — a damaged Port Windy box looks like ready outgoing mail until someone reads the return sticker.
Real Cat Mail Co. parcels often carry multiple flags after moonlight — magic plus fragile, heavy plus narrative letter, or paired plus Port Windy export.
Process in order: weigh and postage stamps first, scanner fragile/heavy second, moonlight audit third, destination label last when route is confirmed.
Paired magic parcels are the highest handling tier: moon-match, shelf together, fragile-top boat load, single captain manifest slot.
When types conflict visually, trust scanner and moonlight over box art — stickers lie, physics does not.
| Combo | Risk | Cat Mail Co. fix |
|---|---|---|
| Heavy + fragile mis-tag | Crush or return | Scanner conveyor re-check |
| Magic + wrong route | Night return | Moonlight then re-label |
| Standard + under-stamp | Boat reject | Scale color band + F key |
| Paired + split shelves | Incomplete delivery | Moon pair confirm |
Handling workflow: package handling. Night flags: night mechanics. Routes: destinations and boat routes.
Layout for mixed-type shelves: organization tips. Multiplayer splits: co-op guide.
Cat Mail Co. has no codes that change parcel types — everything is discovered in-game through boat, bell, and moonlight.
Controls for stamp mode and scanner: controls. Progression context: beginner guide.
Can a parcel be both fragile and heavy? Scanner conveyor output is authoritative — apply both labels if indicated, and never stack anything on top.
Do decorative stamps change type? No — only scanner, moonlight, and destination labels change handling class in Cat Mail Co..
When do returns appear? After mis-routed or crush-damaged voyages; they arrive as a distinct returned type on a later incoming boat.
Are story letters a separate type? Narrative content rides inside standard or magic parcels — inspect prompts reveal text without changing physics rules.
Does Cat Mail Co. have item codes? No — types are discovered through play, not redemption strings.
Early Cat Mail Co. days skew standard mail with occasional fragile scanner flags. Port Windy unlock adds export-heavy stacks.
Night cycles introduce magic parcels — keep night-review shelf capacity equal to one incoming boat batch.
Returns spike when organization lapses — if returned type count rises, audit organization tips before blaming boat RNG.
Customer bell pickups pull from standard and story parcels on Cat Island shelves — export-labeled boxes should never answer a Quicknap-style clue search.
Use the type table before boat load when mixing fragile and standard in one armful — arms do not respect physics, shelves do.
Magic and returned types both warrant night mechanics cross-checks before you label the next morning boat.
Standard mail still dominates volume — master the default type before optimizing magic edge cases in Cat Mail Co..
Parcel type IDs in site data map to table rows above — future patches may add types; this hub updates first.
Matched by build plan, shared topics, and guide progression — not random related links.
