After asking Taco Bell to start delivering, 9-year-old gets invited to speak at convention

A Taco Bell restaurant.
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When her mom denied her request for a Taco Bell dinner, Kinsley James, unable to enjoy a gordita, instead picked up a pen and started writing.

"Dear Taco Bell," the 9-year-old from Davison, Michigan, wrote. "Today I really wanted tacos, but my mean mom wouldn't take me and I'm only 9 so I cannot drive." She went on to spell out why Taco Bell needs a delivery service — some people recovering from surgery can't drive themselves to get food, she said, and others really want nacho fries but are just too lazy to get out of the house. Delivery is also "a good way to make more money," James reminded the company.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.