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

  The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Sophie Hager Hume and
Alejandro C. Torres 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 29th day of March, 2011.

                                       /s/ Lucy Lee Helm
                                       Name Printed Lucy Lee Helm