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 her 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 26th day of June, 2007



	Launi Skinner