EXHIBIT 23


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos.
33-52524, 33-52526, 33-52528, 33-92208, 33-92184, 333-65181, 333-94987,
333-37442, 333-70648 and 333-101806 of Starbucks Corporation on Forms S-8 of our
report dated December 4, 2002, incorporated by reference in and attached as an
exhibit to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Starbucks Corporation for the
fiscal year ended September 29, 2002.


/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Seattle, Washington
December 19, 2002