EXHIBIT 32.1

                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                     AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF
                         THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Starbucks Corporation ("Starbucks") on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 2, 2005, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on December 16, 2005 (the "Report"), I, James
L. Donald, president and chief executive officer of Starbucks, certify, pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

          (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)
     or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

          (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
     material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
     Starbucks.

                                                  /s/ JAMES L. DONALD
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                                                     James L. Donald
                                          president and chief executive officer

December 16, 2005