If you are interested in buying a cable for your iDevice, I would recommend you to "throw" it away look at this site where there is now the 30-pin USB cable for iDevices for only $1.80 plus free shipping to Romania. I ordered a $1 plastic case from that site and it arrived in about 3 weeks and I got free shipping. Then I ordered just to test the service and to be honest, I was pleasantly impressed with the way I received the product, especially since I paid $1 for an object that on occasion costs 15 lei. The cable sold by them would be for iPad, iPhone, iPhone3G/3GS, iPod touch, iPod nano and iPod classic, and the size would be 8.5*4.5*1.5 cm, so it is probably smaller than a standard one.
I cannot confirm that this cable will work 100% correctly and that it will not damage your device, I am only informing you about the offer. The site is based in China and the product arrives to you via the Romanian Post. A cable like this costs €20 at Apple, i.e. around 90 lei in Romania in stores with original accessories.
