Now that the Black Friday frenzy has worn off, I thought it worthwhile to reflect on my experience. Equal parts euphoric and traumatic, it was an initiation into a raging American consumerism that I thought I’d sworn off, and become immune to. Nonetheless, since it’s our first winter in the US and we either left most of our stuff in a trunk in India or gave it away, we needed a major wardrobe replenishment. Lured by the promise of low prices, my husband and I embarked on a shopping spree…