EXHIBIT 32.2

                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 Quarterly Report of Starbucks Corporation ("Starbucks")
on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 28, 2004, as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on May 6, 2004 (the "Report"), I, Michael Casey,
executive vice president and chief financial 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.


May 6, 2004                                  /s/ MICHAEL CASEY
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                                             Michael Casey
                                             executive vice president and chief
                                             financial officer




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