When battery is empty my iphone 3GS shuts down and won't turn on for a day!

Hi, I desperately need your help!
When the battery on my iphone runs out, the device, naturally, turns off. But even though I plug it into my charger - nothing happens; the screen is blank and stays like that for some hours, even a day long. I then, of course, try everything - plug it into different sockets, laptop, try taking out the sim card - anything - just to wake it up somehow, but it doesn't react. Then miraculosly, it starts charging as usual - never on its own, but only when I re-plug it! And then it's as if nothing happened!
Has anyone had this problem? Is there a reasonable explanation or should I reclaim my iphone?
Thanxxx!

Standard troubleshooting steps in the following order:
1. Reset: Press the sleep/wake button & home button at the same time, keep pressing until you see the apple logo, then release. Ignore the slide to power off.
If no change, continue:
2. Restore your phone from a backup, note: if the problem is related to corrupt data, while this will restore a fresh OS, it will also restore the problem.
If no change, continue:
3. Restore as a "new" phone in itunes & re-sync your content. All saved data will be lost.
If no change, make an appointment at an Apple store.

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