EXHIBIT 23

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 33-92184 of Starbucks Corporation on Form S-8 of our report dated September 1, 2006, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 11-K of Starbucks Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan – 1995 for the year ended June 30, 2006.

/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
Seattle, Washington
September 1, 2006