TL;DR: Drag your active Too Good To Go stores into the order you want them. When two stores open bags at the same instant, BagRescue picks the higher-ranked one. Inactive stores are dimmed at the bottom and do not compete until you turn them back on.

If you only watch one store, ranking does not matter. The minute you watch two or more, it does. Bags can open within the same second across different stores, and BagRescue has to pick. Ranking is how you make that choice in advance instead of leaving it to luck.

How does drag-to-rank work?

Open the dashboard. Your active stores appear as a list. Grab the handle on the left of a store row and drag it up or down. The new order saves immediately.

As of May 2026, ranking is one-dimensional: a single ordered list of every active store. The store at the top is your favorite, the store at position 2 is your second favorite, and so on.

A few things to know:

Reordering takes effect right away. No save button, no confirmation.
The order persists across devices. Reorder on your phone, your laptop sees the same order.
Adding a new store places it at the bottom of the active list by default.

Why does the order matter?

The order decides who wins a tie. Too Good To Go releases bags in waves, and during a busy evening you can have two of your stores open bags within the same heartbeat. BagRescue can only act on one at a time per release.

The rule is simple: higher rank wins.

Example: you watch the Whole Foods near your apartment and a bakery across town. Both release bags at 6pm. The Whole Foods bag is $7 of groceries and the bakery bag is $4 of pastries. If you put Whole Foods at rank 1 and the bakery at rank 2, BagRescue goes for the Whole Foods bag first.

When stores release at different times, ranking does not come into play. Each store is handled on its own schedule. Ranking only breaks ties.

Active vs inactive: what is the difference?

Active stores are the ones BagRescue is currently watching. They appear in the main list, in your chosen order, with rank numbers.

Inactive stores are dimmed and sit below the active stores. They have no rank. BagRescue does not watch them. You keep the store on your account so you can flip it back on later without re-adding it.

State	In ranking list?	BagRescue watches?	Counts toward plan limit?
Active	Yes	Yes	Yes
Inactive	No (dimmed below)	No	No

Toggling a store inactive is the right move when you want to pause it temporarily. Deleting is for stores you do not expect to use again.

How should I order my stores?

A few patterns that work:

Favorite first. Whichever store you would walk farthest for goes at rank 1.
Value per credit. On PAYG credits, Whole Foods costs 2 credits and most other stores cost 1. If you want to stretch credits, rank cheaper stores higher.
Distance. Closer stores higher, far ones lower. A bag you will never pick up is wasted money.
Pickup time fit. A 6pm pickup beats an 8pm pickup if you want dinner before the kids' bedtime.
Test stores last. New store you are not sure about? Rank it low so it only wins when nothing better opens.

A practical weekend hauler setup might be: bakery at 1, produce shop at 2, coffee place at 3, and three test stores at the bottom that only win when the top three are quiet.

What about scheduling?

Scheduling decides when a store is allowed to buy. Ranking decides who wins when more than one store is allowed at the same moment. They work together but answer different questions:

"Should this store buy on Tuesday?" is a scheduling question. See scheduling bags for a pickup date.
"Both stores are open right now, which one wins?" is a ranking question.

A store can rank 1 but never buy if it is not on its scheduled day.

Tips from heavy users

A few habits from people who watch a lot of stores:

Reorder by season. Smoothie shops climb in summer, bakeries climb in winter.
Demote stores after a bad pickup. If a bag was disappointing, drop it a few slots instead of deleting. You can promote it back later if quality improves.
Use inactive instead of delete. You lose your rank slot if you delete and re-add. Toggling inactive keeps the store in your library at its previous position.
Rank once a month. Quick five-minute review at the start of the month keeps your top picks accurate as your routine changes.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does ranking affect non-tie situations?

No. If only one store opens a bag, BagRescue acts on it regardless of rank. Ranking only matters when multiple stores compete for the same release moment.

What if I have a Pro plan and a PAYG balance at the same time?

The plan handles the buy. Ranking still decides which store wins a tie. Credits only get used when you do not have an active plan.

Can I rank inactive stores?

No. Inactive stores sit dimmed below the active list and have no rank. Activate the store and it gets added to the bottom of the ranked list, where you can drag it up.

Does the order change if a store auto-pauses?

A paused store moves to inactive temporarily. Your active store order shifts up to fill the gap. When the store resumes, it returns to the active list at the bottom unless you reorder.

Is there a rank cap?

No cap on the number of ranked stores beyond your plan's monitoring limit. Pro users routinely run a dozen or more ranked stores.

Rank decides ties, schedule decides days, and BagRescue handles the rest.

How Store Ranking Decides Which Bag BagRescue Grabs First