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

	The undersigned
hereby constitutes and appoints Paula E. Boggs, David Landau,
Andrew M.
Paalborg, Casey Nault, or any of them, as his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

1.	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;

2.	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 United States Securities
and Exchange Commission and any required stock exchange, stock market or
similar authority; and

3.	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
15th day of October 2004



	/s/ David A. Pace