In their haste, three per cent of Britons have jetted off with no undies at all and nearly half - 47 per cent - forget one or more essentials.
A survey by TravelSupermarket website found that fourteen per cent leave behind plug adapters and 12 per cent forget their phone charger.
The same percentage of people leave without their sunglasses, the Daily Express reported.
Four per cent even confessed to arriving at their airport a day early or a day late.
Once they have reached their destination, 40 per cent of the 2,000 British questioned admitted forgetting suncream and getting burnt in the past year.
Twenty-one per cent have returned home to a smelly fridge because they forgot to empty it while 12 per cent failed to take out the bins.
A further 11 per cent said they had forgotten to switch off electrical appliances, while eight per cent left doors or windows unlocked.