POWER OF ATTORNEY
FOR EXECUTING FORMS 3, 4, AND 5


The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Paula E. Boggs,
David Landau, Sophie Hager Hume, Sarah Mock and Devin Stockfish
or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact
to:


1. prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the
undersigned's behalf, and submit to the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Form ID, including
amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or
appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the
undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports
required by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or any rule or regulation of the SEC;

2.  execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Initial
Statements of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 3,
Statements of Change of Beneficial Ownership of Securities
on Form 4 and Annual Statements of Beneficial Ownership of
Securities on Form 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder;

3.  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned that may be necessary or desirable to complete the
execution of any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and the timely filing of such
form with the SEC and any required stock exchange, stock market
or similar authority; and

4. take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with
the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may
be of benefit to, in the best interest of or legally required by
the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by
such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this
Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such
terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in his
or her discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary and proper to be done in the
exercise of any of the rights and power herein granted, as fully
to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do
if personally present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorney-in-fact,
in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned,
is not assuming nor is Starbucks Corporation assuming any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.

This Power of Attorney shall supersede and revoke any Power of
Attorney previously executed with respect to executing Forms 3,
4 and 5 and shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5,
unless earlier revoked in writing delivered to the general
counsel of Starbucks Corporation.

	Dated this 12th day of May, 2010.


	/s/Vivek C. Varma
	Vivek C. Varma