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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   BURROWS CLIFFORD 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/12/2008 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) pres., Starbucks Coffee U.S. 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 1,748 D   Common Stock 35,932 (1) D Â

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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)	10/01/2011	Common Stock	6,666	$ 7.4	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (3)	09/30/2012	Common Stock	15,000	$ 10.32	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (4)	11/20/2013	Common Stock	30,000	$ 15.23	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (5)	12/12/2013	Common Stock	35,000	$ 15.87	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (6)	11/16/2014	Common Stock	68,500	$ 27.32	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (7)	11/16/2015	Common Stock	60,000	$ 30.42	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (8)	11/20/2016	Common Stock	49,679	$ 36.75	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (9)	11/19/2017	Common Stock	43,725	$ 22.87	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BURROWS CLIFFORD 2401 UTAH AVE. S. SUITE 800 SEATTLE, WA 98134	Â	Â	  pres., Starbucks Coffee U.S.	Â

Signatures

Clifford Burrows, by Sarah Mock, his Attorney-in-Fact		03/19/2008
**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 35,932 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 options became exercisable in two increments of 1,667 shares each on October 1 of 2002 and 2003, and two increments of 1,666 shares each on October 1 of 2004 and 2005.
(3)	The options became exercisable in four increments of 3,750 shares each on September 30 of 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
(4)	The options became exercisable in four increments of 7,500 shares each on October 1 of 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
(5)	The options became exercisable in two increments of 11,667 shares each on December 12, 2004 and 2005, and one increment 11,666 of shares on December 12, 2006.
(6)	The options became exercisable in one increment of 22,834 shares on October 1 of 2005, and two increments of 22,833 shares each on October 1 of 2006 and 2007.
(7)	The options became exercisable in two increments of 20,000 shares each on November 16, 2006 and 2007 and becomes exercisable as to 20,000 shares on November 16, 2008.
(8)	The options became exercisable in one increment of 12,420 shares on November 20, 2007 and becomes exercisable as to two increments of 12,420 shares each on November 20, 2008 and 2009, and one increment of 12,419 shares on November 20, 2010.
(9)	The options become exercisable in one increment of 10,932 shares on November 19, 2008 and as to three increments of 10,931 shares each on November 19, 2009, 2010, and 2011.

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