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

  The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Lucy Lee Helm, Sophie
Hager Hume, Alejandro C. Torres and Robert L. Villasenor 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 13th day of November, 2012.

                                /s/ Robert M. Gates
                                Name Printed Robert M. Gates