4th Gen iTouch - charge by cig-liter adapter

Called the Apple support hotline - asked if the new 4th Gen iTouch comes with a wall charger/USB cord. The Apple rep told me it does.
Bought one, NO wall charger plug, only the USB cord. Why ? and can I buy a cig/liter adapter that will charge my new 4th Gen iTouch ?

I bought a USB/cig.liter adapter which lites up when I plug it in, but the battery icon on my Touch does not show up, nor does it seem to be charging.  I received one answer from the Apple Community earlier stating that the iPod Touch can NOT be charged with a cig.liter adapter (connected by a USB cord/plug.
I also found out, too late, that my new iTouch does NOT come with a wall plug adapter nor a cig.liter adapter, only the USB cord which limits one to charging by computer - not exactly ideal when you are on the road.
So, who is correct ?  Can I charge a new 2012 4th Gen. iPod Touch with a cigarette lighter charger . . . or not ?
And who's idea was it to sell these rather expensive toys without a wall-plug adapter in the first place ?

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