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 *
  Gass Michelle
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/01/2008		 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, Marketing and Category
 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 12,245
D
 
Common Stock 35,932 (1)
D
 

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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) 11/20/2013 Common Stock 4,375 $ 15.23 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (3) 05/17/2014 Common Stock 11,666 $ 18.79 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (4) 11/16/2014 Common Stock 29,260 $ 27.32 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (5) 11/16/2015 Common Stock 26,000 $ 30.42 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (6) 11/20/2016 Common Stock 51,701 $ 36.75 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (7) 11/19/2017 Common Stock 28,734 $ 22.87 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (8) 11/17/2018 Common Stock 38,029 $ 8.64 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Gass Michelle
2401 UTAH AVE. S.
SUITE 800
SEATTLE, WA 98134		       evp, Marketing and Category  

Signatures

Michelle Gass, by Devin Stockfish, Her Attorney-in-Fact 12/09/2008
**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) Represents Restricted Stock Units which were granted on September 18, 2007 and vest over a four-year period, with 50% vesting on the second anniversary of the date of grant and 50% vesting on the fourth anniversary of the date of grant.
(2) The option, representing a right to purchase a total of 17,500 shares, became exercisable in four increments of 4,375 shares each on October 1 of 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
(3) The option, representing a right to purchase a total of 35,000 shares, became exercisable in one increment of 11,668 shares on May 17, 2005 and two increments of 11,666 shares each on May 17 of 2006 and 2007.
(4) The option became exercisable in one increment of 9,754 shares on October 1, 2005 and two increments of 9,753 shares each on October 1 of 2006 and 2007.
(5) The option became exercisable in two increments of 8,667 shares each on November 16 of 2006 and 2007, and one increment of 8,666 shares on November 16, 2008.
(6) The option became exercisable in one increment of 12,926 shares on November 20, 2007 and one increment of 12,925 shares on November 20, 2008, and becomes exercisable as to two increments of 12,925 shares each on November 20 of 2009 and 2010.
(7) The option became exercisable in one increment of 7,184 shares on November 19, 2008, and becomes exercisable as to one increment of 7,184 shares on November 19, 2009 and two increments of 7,183 shares each on November 19 of 2010 and 2011.
(8) The option becomes exercisable as to one increment of 9,508 shares on November 17, 2009 and three increments of 9,507 shares each on November 17 of 2010, 2011 and 2012.

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