Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Gibbons Peter D
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/29/2008		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
STARBUCKS CORP [SBUX]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2401 UTAH AVE. S., SUITE 800		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
evp, Global Supply Chain Ops
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SEATTLE, WA 98134		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 19,493 (1)
D
 
Common Stock 11
I
By minor child

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 03/15/2017 Common Stock 31,420 $ 29.59 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (3) 11/19/2017 Common Stock 16,761 $ 22.87 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Gibbons Peter D
2401 UTAH AVE. S.
SUITE 800
SEATTLE, WA 98134		       evp, Global Supply Chain Ops  

Signatures

Peter D. Gibbons, by Sarah Mock, his Attorney-in-Fact 08/01/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 19,180 Restricted Stock Units which vest over a four-year period, with 50% vesting on May 8, 2010 and 50% vesting on May 8, 2012.
(2) The options became exercisable in one increment of 7,855 shares on March 15, 2008 and become exercisable as to three increments of 7,855 shares each on March 15, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
(3) The options become exercisable in one increment of 4,191 shares on November 19, 2008 and as to three increments of 4,190 shares each on November 19, 2009, 2010 and 2011.

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