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 January 2, 2005, as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on February 16, 2005 (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.


February 16, 2005                               /s/ MICHAEL CASEY
                                                -------------------------------
                                                Michael Casey
                                                executive vice president and
                                                chief financial officer