My iPhone won't charge! Help! Please see my situation!

I usually leave my iPhone on charge either connected to an outlet or connected to my Macbook overnight. One morning I had it wake me up because it kept vibrating. I thought it was a call or txt messages. When I checked, it was constantly going on and off charge. So I disconnected it and went back to bed. The next day, my phone's battery was reaching 0% so I wanted to charge it. I connected it to my laptop but it wasn't detected by iTunes and it wasn't charging at all. My phone ended up dying and I started searching up for a solution on Google. I've tried hard resetting, different cords, power outlets and usb outlets. I've tried on my Macbook AND my PC. My iPhone stays dead. I'd like to see if there's another option to fix it at home. If **** hits the fan, I'll go to an Apple store. Thanks ahead of time and goodluck to all that are trying to get their product fixed!

Hi sbaredo,
Sounds like you have done all of the troubleshooting that you can do at home. Think it it time to take a trip to the Apple Store!
Cheers,
GB

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